January 14, 2012 | News
Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. is pleased to announce Erik Fisk, Kimberly Bartosh and Diana Miller, formerly associate attorneys with Whitfield & Eddy, became members of the firm effective January 1, 2012. Erik and Kim both work in our Des Moines office and Diana works in our Mt. Pleasant office. Erik’s law experience with Whitfield & Eddy began in [...]
January 12, 2012 | News
Member Attorney Bob Fanter has announced his retirement from the practice of law effective December 31, 2011. Bob has been with the Firm since 1974, marking 37 years of law practice with Whitfield & Eddy, PLC. After graduation from law school at the University of Iowa, Bob served as an Assistant United States Attorney for [...]
January 11, 2012 | News
For a PDF version of the article, Click Here. A recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit will be of interest to those involved in the transportation industry. Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association, Inc. v. Supervalu, Inc., 651 F.3d 857 (8th Cir. 2011). The Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association, Inc. [hereinafter [...]
December 20, 2011 | News
The forthcoming 2012 publication “Who’s Who of International Product Liability Defense Lawyers” has three W & E lawyers nominated for inclusion: David L. Phipps, Robert L. Fanter and Kevin M. Reynolds. For the entire state of Iowa, only six attorneys were nominated. It is notable that three of the six lawyers nominated in the state [...]
December 9, 2011 | News
For a PDF version of this article, Click Here. Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit invalidated certain rules promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) concerning Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBR). See Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc. v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 656 F.3d 580 (7th Cir. 2011). [...]