March 2, 2012 | News
For a PDF version of this article, Click Here. The Iowa Supreme Court on March 2 issued a decision concerning a worker’s compensation case which involved an over-the-road truck (OTR) driver. Originally, the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner concluded that the injured worker had not been offered suitable work because the offer of employment was 387 [...]
February 24, 2012 | News
Attorney Bernard L. (Jerry) Spaeth, Jr. was inducted into the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers as a “Fellow” February 23, 2012. Membership in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers is limited to 250 attorneys whose primary dedication is to the trial practice. Membership is by invitation only, with unanimous approval of the Board of Governors.
February 20, 2012 | News
For a PDF version of this article, Click Here. Background and Rationale: On December 30, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new rule went into effect which restricted the use of hand-held mobile telephones by interstate Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers. The main rationale for this rule, as advanced by the FMCSA, is [...]
February 8, 2012 | News
Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. is pleased to announce Ashleigh O’Connell has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the Des Moines office. Prior to joining the firm, Ashleigh was an associate trial attorney in the litigation division of Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C. Ashleigh has represented clients in matters before the Iowa Court of Appeals, state [...]
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 [...]