Defense Update - Chronological Archives

2023 Fall Defense Update

  • The Importance of Defending Judges
  • IDCA President’s Letter
  • New Member Profile
    • Sahil Kumar
  • 59th Annual Meeting and Seminar Recap
  • Case Law Update
    • EST. OF ZDROIK BY ZDROIK V. OSTROWSKI, 2023 WL 5602852 (IOWA CT. APP. 2023)
    • JACKSON V. CATH. HEALTH INITIATIVES, INC., 2023 WL 5602863 (IOWA CT. APP. 2023)

2023 Summer Defense Update

  • New Child Labor Law Signals Changes for Employers, Attorneys
  • IDCA President’s Letter
  • New Member Profile - Benjamin J. Kenkel
  • 59th Annual Meeting and Seminar
  • Case Law Update 
    • UHLER V. THE GRAHAM GROUP, INC., NO. 21-0723 (IOWA 2023)
    • VALDEZ V. WEST DES MOINES COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, ET AL., 21-1327 (IOWA 2023)

2023 Spring Defense Update

  • What Iowa Defense Attorneys Need to Know about Medical Malpractice Tort Reform and Its Potential Impact on Hospitals 
  • IDCA President’s Letter
  • New Member Profile - Grace E. Mangieri 
  • Plaintiff v. Defendant: What Does the “v” Mean to You?
  • The Pool of Defense Jurors Is Drying Up
  • Case Law Update 
    • EST. OF BUTTERFIELD BY BUTTERFIELD V. CHAUTAUQUA GUEST HOME, INC.,— N.W.2D—, 2023 WL 2542481 (IOWA 2023) 
    • KIRLIN V. MONASTER, 984 N.W.2D 412 (IOWA 2023) 

2023 Winter Defense Update

  • Qualified Immunity for Iowa Constitutional Claims
  • IDCA President’s Letter from Sam Anderson
  • New Member Profile featuring Zack Martin
  • Legislative Update
  • Case Law Update
    • VICTORIANO V. CITY OF WATERLOO, NO. 22-0923, JANUARY 6, 2023

2022 Fall Defense Update

  • Incompetence, Unfitness, or Dangerous Characteristics: An Overview of Negligent Employment Claims and Defending Direct Negligence Claims Against Employers
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • New Member Profile
  • Case Law Update
  • Thank You, Sponsors
  • IDCA 58th Annual Meeting & Seminar Recap

2022 Summer Defense Update

  • Iowa's Economic Loss Rule: An Overview and Discussion of the Professional Negligence Exception
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • New Member Profile
  • Case Law Update
  • IDCA 58th Annual Meeting & Seminar

2022 Spring Defense Update

  • Preventing Nuclear Settlements at Deposition: The Role of Cognitive Fatigue on Witness Performance
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Iowa Supreme Court Gives "Shoulder" A Functional Definition Under Iowa Code Section 85.34(2)(N)
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Case Law Update

2022 Winter Defense Update

  • Conflicts Of Interest: Staying Out Of Hot Water
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • While Many Legislative Updates Were Seen in 2021
  • Tort Reform Remains
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Case Law Update

2021 Fall Defense Update

  • Who Pays the Tab? Common Issues with Credits and Contribution Involving Dram Shop Claims
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Disjointed, an Update as to Recent Developments in Scheduled Member vs. Body as a Whole Injuries
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Case Law Update
  • IDCA Annual Meeting Recap

2021 Summer Defense Update

  • 50 Post-COVID Business Development Tips to Remain Engaged in Your Law Practice
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Your License and Registration Please: Multi-Jurisdictional Law
  • Practice and Questioning Your Right to Cross-State Lines
  • Case Law Update
  • New Lawyer Profile

2021 Spring Defense Update

  • Derailing the Reptile Safety Rule Attack: A Neurocognitive Analysis and Solution
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • An Update on Iowa's Certificate of Merit Statute
  • Case Law Update
  • Caps
  • New Lawyer Profile

2021 Winter Defense Update

  • IOWA DAUBERT REVIEW: How Rule 702 and Daubert Can Be the "Silver Bullet" to Win Your Next Case
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Recent Iowa Supreme Court Opinion Provides Opportunity to Discuss "Civility"
    Case Law Update
  • Case Law Update

2020 Fall Defense Update

  • Hiding the Medicine Ball: Protecting the Defendant's Right to an Unrestricted Patient's Waiver
  • President's Message
  • House File 518 - Three Years Later
  • Case Law Update
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Lights. Camera. Action. IDCA's Virtual Conference
  • Past President Kevin Reynolds was Inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers

2020 Summer Defense Update

  • Preparing to Depose a Fire Origin and Cause Expert
  • President's Message
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA Virtual Annual Meeting Speakers, Agenda and Registration Information

2020 Spring Defense Update

  • Fraudsters Also Work From Home
  • President's Message
  • A 10-Year View of the Restatement (Third) of Torts, Liability for Physical or Emotional Harm in Iowa
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Case Law Update
  • Amicus Brief Updates
  • IDCA Annual Meeting & Seminar Announcement

2020 Winter Defense Update

  • Leveraging the Exceptions: Navigating Iowa's Collateral Source Rule
  • President's Message
  • Proposed New Case Scheduling Rules: A Potential Pitfall for the Successful Defense Attorney
  • Case Law Update
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Calendar of Events

2019 Fall Defense Update

  • Iowa Code § 613.18: Some Questions Answered and Some Answers Questioned
  • Honoring Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Cady
  • Marketing 101: What You Need to Know About Proposed Amendments to the Rules on Lawyer Advertising
  • Case Law Update
  • IDCA Fall Event Recaps

2019 Summer Defense Update

  • Utilizing the Forensic Chiropractic Examiner in Bodily Injury Litigation
  • The Use and Misuse of Drug Testing Results
  • Case Law Updates
  • 2019 Deposition Bootcamp Registration
  • 2019 Annual Meeting Program Guide
  • New Lawyer Profile

2019 Spring Defense Update

  • 2019 Legislative Session Report
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Samuel De Dios v. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America
    and Broadspire Services, Inc., __ N.W.2d __ (Iowa May 10, 2019)
    (amended May 14, 2019) (Case No. 18-1227)
  • Hawkins v. Grinnell Regional Medical Center, No. 17-1892
  • Iowa Business Court Rule Amendment Provides a Process to
  • Case Law Update
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA Annual Meetings

2019 Winter Defense Update

  • Analysis of House File 503* Prepared February 22, 2019
  • Maintain Iowa's Judicial Selection System
  • Iowa's Merit Selection of Judges Works
  • Best Practices for Judicial Selection
  • Iowa Business Court Rule Amendment Provides a Process to
  • Get Unwilling Participants into Business Court
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA Annual Meetings

2018 Fall Defense Update

  • Defense Techniques for Arguing Damages
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • The Public Duty Doctrine and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Case Law Update
  • IDCA Annual Meeting Recap
  • IDCA Annual Meetings

2018 Summer Defense Update

  • The Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance: A Restatement That Wasn't
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • Speaker Highlights
  • Networking Events
  • IDCA Attendee Registration Form
  • IDCA Annual Meetings

2018 Spring Defense Update

  • Legal Ethics and Cyber Security: Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege in the Technology Age
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • 2018 Legislative Report
  • Defining the Parameters of the Attorney-Client Privilege in Iowa
  • Case Law Update
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Send Your Articles for Publication
  • IDCA Schedule of Events

2018 Winter Defense Update

  • Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff's Reptile Strategy
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Legislative Update
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA Welcomes Our Newest Members
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
2017 Fall Defense Update
  • Recent Changes to the Iowa Medical Malpractice Law
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • In Remembrance
  • Send Your Articles for Publication
  • Looking Ahead to the 2018 Legislative Session
  • IDCA Welcomes Our Newest Members
  • Venue, Forum Shopping and the Case of the Split County
  • Case Law Update
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA Annual Meeting Recap
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
2017 Summer Defense Update
  • The Curious Case of Differing Literary Emphases
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Expedited Civil Actions: Where We Are and Where We Could Go
  • Case Law Update
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • 53RD Annual Meeting & Seminar
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
2017 Spring Defense Update
  • Proper Objections to Written Discovery
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • In Remembrance
  • IDCA Legislative Update
  • Workers' Compensation Update
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Case Law Update
  • IDCA Welcomes Our Newest Member!
  • IDCA Schedule of Events

2017 Winter Defense Update

  • Field of Dreams Case Provides Opportunity for the Iowa Supreme Court to Set the Standard of Review for Rezoning in Iowa: Play Ball!
  • View from the "Inside"
  • Counseling a Commercial Loan Banker to Avoid Lender Liability Claims
  • New Lawyer Profile: Meet Graham Carl
  • Case Law Update
  • Upcoming CLE Events2016 Fall Defense Update
  • Misnamed Corporate Entities and Iowa's "Relation Back" Rule: A Potential Sword for Defendants
  • Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and its Nearly Impenetrable Protection for Websites
  • Case Law Updates
  • New Lawyer Profile: Meet McKenzie Hill
  • Annual Meeting Recap
  • Upcoming CLE Events

2016 Summer Defense Update

  • Understanding the Changing Nature of Walking and Driving
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Ethical Considerations of Cybersecurity
  • Case Law Updates
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA 52nd Annual Meeting and Seminar
  • IDCA Schedule of Events

2016 Spring Defense Update


  • How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? Expedited Civil Actions In Iowa - A Defense Perspective
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Complying With the (Not So) New Duty of Competency in Technology
  • Iowa Legislative Update
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Case Law Updates: Employment and Civil Procedure
  • Case Law Updates: Torts/Negligence
  • Case Law Updates: Contracts & Commerical Law
  • IDCA Schedule of Events

2016 Winter Defense Update

  • Construction Litigation Defenses
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Public Bonding in Iowa
  • National Surety v  Westlake
  • New Lawyer Profile
  • Review Your IDCA CLE Online
  • IDCA Schedule of Events

2015 Fall Defense Update

  • Book v. Voma Tire Corp
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • The Law of Higher Education
  • Young Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA 51st Annual Meeting & Seminar
  • IDCA Welcomes 6 New Members
  • Renew Your IDCA Dues Online
  • IDCA Schedule of Events

2015 Summer Defense Update

  • The Impact of Iowa Insurance Institute v. The Core Group of the Iowa Association for Justice in Workers' Compensation Cases
  • 2015 Legislative Recap, by IDCA Lobbyists Scott Sundstrom and Brad Epperly, Nyemaster Goode, P.C., Des Moines
  • Medical Misconduct and Respondeat Superior: A Glimpse at the Frontier, by Frank Harty, Nyemaster Goode, P.C., Des Moines
  • Young Lawyer Profile: Meet John Lande, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., in Des Moines
  • New Member Welcome
  • IDCA's New Jury Verdict Database
  • New Location, Breakout Sessions, Multiple Networking Events: IDCA 51st Annual Meeting & Seminar Event Information

2015 April Defense Update

  • Changes to Civil Rule Procedure, by Thomas B. Read, Crawford, Sullivan, Read & Roemerman, P.C.
  • Casenote: Iowa Supreme Court Offers up Dueling Standards for the Discovery of Medical Records, by Ryan Koopmans, Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
  • Malpractice Risks Remain High for Litigators, Todd C. Scott, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Ins. Co.
  • Young Lawyer Profile: Meet Dustin T. Zeschke, Swisher & Cohrt, P.L.C.
  • New Member Welcome
  • IDCA Launches a New Website
  • Upcoming Events

2014 Fall Defense Update

  • The Restatement Third: Expanding Tort Liability in Iowa?
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Treating Doctors and Daubert: Their Time has Come
  • Young Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • IDCA's Golden Anniversary
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
2014 Summer Defense Update
  • Iowa Consumer Fraud Class Actions: A Status Report and Look Into the Future
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • 2014 Iowa Defense Counsel Legislative Report
  • Sallee v. Stewart: Revisiting Iowa's Recreational Use Act
  • Case Note: Hagenow v. Schmidt, 842 N.W.2d 661 (Iowa 2014)
  • Young Lawyer Profile
  • In Remembrance
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • IDCA/IAJ Hold Successful Trial Practice Academies at Drake and Iowa
  • Women of IDCA
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • Registration Brochure

2014 Spring Defense Update

  • Litigation Privilege in Iowa Employment Cases
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • Miranda v. Said - A Small Window for Emotional Distress Damages in Legal Malpractice Actions
  • An Update on The Iowa Tort Claims Act
  • Ethical Considerations of Indemnity Provisions
  • Kami Holmes Named Corporate Counsel Young Lawyer Liaison
  • Young Lawyer Profile
  • IDCA's Executive Director Named ISAE 2014 Association Staff Professional of the Year
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • Upcoming Events
  • Members Value Annual IDCA Meetings
  • IDCA Schedule of Events

2014 Winter Defense Update

  • Iowa Products Liability Law
  • IDCA President's Letter
  • IDCA Legislative Committee
  • IDCA Adopts New Membership Structure
  • IDCA New Members
  • IDCA 50th Anniversary - Historical Highlight
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • IDCA CLE Webinar Registration Form

 

2013 Fall Defense Update

  • IDCA Member Listserv
  • Submit Your Jury Verdicts Online
  • Message From The President
  • IDCA Submits Amicus Brief in Employment Discrimination Case
  • 2013 – 2014 IDCA Board of Directors
  • Annual Meeting & Seminar Recap
  • IDCA New Members

2013 Spring/Summer Defense Update

  • Message From The President
  • Legislative Report - IDCA
  • Boelman v. Grinnell Mut. Reinsurance Co., 826 N.W.2d
  • Sanctions for Frivolous Litigation
  • IDCA Member Listserv
  • Mark your calendars for the IDCA Annual Meeting & Seminar
  • Submit Your Jury Verdicts Online

2013 Winter Defense Update

  • Message From The President
  • The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act: An Interesting Tool For Iowa Or A Mandate?
  • IDCA launches member listserv
  • IDCA Congratulations Members Elected to the State
  • Judicial Nominating Commission
  • IDCA Upcoming Events
  • IDCA New Members
  • IDCA Webinar Registration Form

2012 Fall Defense Update

  • Message From The President
  • Langwith v. American National General Ins. Co.
  • IDCA Upcoming Events
  • IDCA New Members
  • Annual Meeting & Seminar Recap
  • Dram Shop Rules Changes
  • IDCA Webinar Registration Form

2012 Summer Defense Update

  • Message From The President
  • IDCA Post-Session Legislative Report
  • IMEs and Justice for All: City of Davenport v. Newcomb
  • Schedule of Events
  • New Members

2012 Spring Defense Update

  • Interim Legislative Report
  • Schedule of Events
  • New Members
  • Message from the President
  • Eliminating
  • IDCA Expands Its Social Network
  • Rules of Professional Regulation Amended to Require Three Hours of Ethics Biennially

2012 Winter Defense Update

  • Message from the President
  • Smoke on the Water: Interpretation and Application of the Longshoreman and Harbor
  • Koeppel V. Speirs
  • Schedule of Events
  • New Members

2011 Fall Defense Update

  • Message from the President
  • Exceptions to the Economic Loss Rule Post - Annett Holdings, Inc. V. Kum & Go, L.C.
  • Cellular Phones and Punitive Damages
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • IDCA Webinar Registration
  • IDCA Annual Meeting Recap

2011 Summer Defense Update

  • 2011 Legislative Report
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • Successive Disabilities
  • Message from the President
  • IDCA Annual Meeting Agenda
  • IDCA Annual Meeting Registration
  • Defense Update Index

2011 Spring Defense Update

  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • Message from the President
  • Langwith V. American National General Ins. Co. - A Test for Determining the Scope of Duty of Insurance Agents
  • IDCA Congratulates IDCA Member Thomas Waterman on Appointment to Iowa Supreme Court

2011 Winter Defense Update

  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • Message from the President
  • Discovery Depositions - A Dilemma
  • In Remembrance
  • IDCA Annual Meeting Recap

2010 Summer Defense Update

  • Message from the President
  • Medicare's Interest in Your Settlement
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • 2010 Legislative Report
  • DRI Annual Meeting
  • Iowa Defense Counsel Association 46th Annual Meeting & Seminar

2010 Spring Defense Update

  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • Message from the President
  • Iowa Supreme Court Adopts Restatement (Third) Rules on Duty and Causation
  • Daubert Revisited: The Gatekeeper Role of the Iowa District Court for the Admissibility of Expert Testimony
  • Case Note: Converse V. Honohan et al. in the Court of Appeals of Iowa
  • Spring Seminar Wrap-Up

2010 Winter Defense Update

  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • Important Iowa Case on Subsequent Remedial Measures
  • Message from the President
  • Proof Standards Under the Iowa Civil Rights Act: A Gross Oversight
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • Spring Seminar Registration

2009 Fall Defense Update
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • Message from the President
  • Innovate Your Dire Techniques for Defense Counsel
  • The function of the Iowa Bar Association Jury Instruction Committee
  • The Statute of Limitations for Dramshop Actions - Davis v. R&D Driftwood, Inc.
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • Audio-Conference Registration
  • Annual Meeting

2009 Summer Defense Update

  • Message from the President
  • 2009 Iowa Legislative Report
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • Iowa Hosts DRI Mid-Region Meeting
  • The Times They Are a 'Changin'
  • The IDCA Annual Meeting
  • DRI Annual Meeting
  • The Effective Use of PowePoint or Corel Presentations During Opening Statement and Closing Argument
  • Emotional Distress Damages: The Changing Role of the Expert Witness
  • The Iowa Supreme Court and Privacy of Mental Health Records
  • Case Note: Koenig v. Koenig, 766 N.W.2d 635 (Iowa 2009)

2009 Spring Defense Update

  • Message From the President
  • Can I Get An Examination Over Here?
  • Pre-Accident Liability Waivers
  • IDCA Welcomes New Member
  • IDCA Schedule of Events
  • Megan Antenucci Selected To Membership of Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Heather Tamminga, CAE, Appointed IDCA Associate Director
  • IDCA Member David Hammer Publishes New Book
  • The IDCA Spring Seminar
  • Mark Your Calendar: Advanced Cross-Examination Techniques 

2009 Winter Defense Update

  • Message From the President
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Statute of Limitations
  • Schedule of Events
  • New Members
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a Compensable Injury
  • Are Physician Non-Compete Agreements Under Attack in Iowa
  • Iowa Defense Counsel Association's Management Firm Achieves International Accreditation

2008 Fall Defense Update

  • Message from the President
  • The Intoxicated Driver: A Possible Defense Approach
  • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: A New Tool for Employers
  • Schedule of Events
  • Annual Meeting & Seminar
  • John McClintock
  • Eddie Award to McKibben

2008 Summer Defense Update

  • Message from the President
  • Well-Reasoned Opinion Excluding Expert
  • Testimony and Dismissing Iowa Case Affirmed
  • By Eighth Circuit Under Daubert
  • The Law of Rebuttal and Surrebuttal:  A "Second Bite at the Apple"
  • 2008 Legislative Report
  • Schedule of Events
  • DRI'S Expert Witness Database
  • Student Membership
  • 2008 DRI Annual Meeting

2008 Spring Defense Update

  • Message from the President
  • The Speight Case:  Iowa Code Section 614.1(11), A Statue of Repose, Takes on Added Significance to Builders
  • Evidence in Arbitration: "The Evils of Hearsay, Gossip and Backbiting"
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • Ray Stefani
  • 2008 Annual Meeting & Seminar
  • Mark Your Calendar
  • 2008 IDCA Spring Seminar Recap
  • E-Discovery Amendments
  • Schedule of Events
  • Editor's Note

2008 Winter Defense Update

  • Message from the President
  • Iowa Defamation Law ... Recent Developments with a Refresher Course
  • IDCA Trial Academy
  • IDCA Welcomed New Members
  • Iowa Defense Counsel Association 2007 Annual Meeting a Big Success
  • 2008 DRI Young Lawyers Seminar
  • Iowa Supreme Court Adopts E-Discovery Amendments to Rules of Civil Procedure
  • Hot Topics in Workers Compensation Seminar Agenda and Registration
  • Schedule of Events

2007 Summer/Fall Defense Update

  • Message From the President
  • Punitive Damages In Iowa After Philip Morris USA v. Williams and The Campbell Guideposts
  • Issues Confronting the Iowa District Court
  • Case Note: Recent Eighth Circuit Case Helpful to Defendants on Discovery, Evidentiary and Daubert Issues
  • IDCA Welcomes New Members
  • Diversity In Iowa Defense Counsel Association
  • Photos from Recent IDCA Events
  • Schedule of Events

2007 Winter/Spring Defense Update

  • Your Serve: A Survey of Recent Decisions Involving Failure to Serve a Defendant Within 90 Days
  • Message from the President
  • Proposed Supreme Court Rules
  • Structuring Attorneys Fees: An Overlooked Opportunity
  • Rule 35 Exams In Sexual Harassment Cases
  • Schedule of Events

2006 Fall Defense Update

  • New Federal Rules Addressing Electronic Discovery
  • Is Due Process Dead For Underinsured Motorist Carriers?
  • The "I'm Sorry" Law - A New Instrument For Professionals and the Defense
  • Standards For The Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony in Iowa
  • Iowa Defense Counsel Elects Officers at Annual Meeting

2006 Summer Defense Update

  • Special Verdict Forms in Employment Discrimination Claims
  • Some "Unique" Defenses Applicable to Punitive Damage Claims in Iowa
  • Case Note: Parish v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.

2006 Spring Defense Update

  • Defensive Use of the 'Economic Loss Doctrine' in Construction Litigation
  • Everything You Wanted to Know about Former Rule 179(B) but were Afraid to Ask
  • Iowa's Rescue Doctrine and Comparative Fault - An Open Question and Suggested Answer
  • The 

2006 Winter Defense Update

  • Help or Hindrance: Protecting Psychological Testing Materials In Iowa
  • The State of the State-of-the-Art Defense in Iowa
  • Greer Awarded DRI's Fred H. Sievert Award
  • Editorial
  • Insurance Defense Practice Seminar

2005 Fall Defense Update

  • RES IPSA LOQUITUR In Iowa: How To Keep the Latin From Becoming "All Greek"
  • Caveat Emptor? - Jensen v. Sattler and Its Effect on Residential Real Estate Sales Transaction Cases in Iowa
  • Crashworthiness and Comparative Fault: An Opportunity to Level the Playing Field for Product Manufacturers
  • Annual Meeting Seminar Photos

2005 Summer Defense Update

  • Checklist For Initial Review of a Lawsuit
  • The Uncertainty of Offset of Criminal Restitution in Civil Actions
  • McElroy v. ISU - Another Example of the Iowa Supreme Court's Willingness to Reexamine Settled Law
  • Instructing Punitive Damages: Limited Consequences of Recent Punitive Damage Jury Instruction Revisions

2005 Winter/Spring Defense Update

  • Failure To Warn
  • Defending Non-parties Against a Subpoena Duces Tecum
  • Apportionment Update
  • Letter to the Editor 

2004 Fall Defense Update

  • State Farm V. Campbell Mandates Revision to the Iowa Uniform Civil Jury Instruction on Punitive Damages
  • The Right Cases for Arbitration
  • Supreme Court Addresses Medical Expense Issue

2004 Summer Defense Update

  • Some Suggested Changes In Iowa Law That Could Benefit Defendants In Product Liability Cases
  • Looking Through the Lens of a Jury: Jury Instruction Reform
  • 40th Annual Meeting & Seminar

2004 Spring Defense Update

  • Out of Time: Dispositive Motions Based on Time in Products Liability Defense - a Refresher Course
  • Standing Issues in Derivative Actions
  • Federal Court Pretrial Orders: Read Them For Your Own Good
  • Waiter! There's a Patent In My Trademark! Distinguishing Intellectual Property Law for the Defense Lawyer

2004 Winter Defense Update

  • Employment Law Cases After Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa
  • Iowa
  • When A Party Is Pro Se
  • In The Pipeline
  • Case Note

2003 Fall Defense Update

  • What To Do After Kelly V. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co.
  • Some thoughts regarding the use and discovery of Surveillance in Workers' Compensation Cases
  • Expert Issues The Unwilling Expert

2003 Summer Defense Update

  • Examining Privilege Log Descriptions in Federal Litigation
  • Message from the President
  • New Assistance for Defending Punitive Damages Claims in Iowa - The "Marching Orders" of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell
  • Thoughts on Defense of the Employment Claims
  • 2003 Iowa Defense Counsel 29th Annual Meeting & Seminar

2003 Spring Defense Update

  • The Interplay Between The Family Medical Leave Act, Americans With Disabilities Act and Worker's Compensation
  • Message From The President
  • Admissability of Pre-Adjusted Versus Post-Adjusted Medicare/Medicaid Bills
  • Observations From The Bench
  • Law School Program - Committee Update
  • Waterman Memorial
  • A Primer on the Workers' Compensation - Commissioner's Website
  • Editorial

2003 Winter Defense Update

  • The HIPAA Privacy Rule
  • Message From The President
  • Mitigation Revisited
  • The Importance of the Sudden Emergency Doctrine in Iowa
  • McNally & Nimergood V. Neumann-Kiewit Constructors
  • Editorial

2002 Fall Defense Update

  • Wright v. Brooke Group, Ltd.
  • Message From The President
  • When Limitation of Liability Clauses Are Enforced
  • Rieff v. Evans: Garnering Support for the Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege
  • Mike Ellwanger's Outgoing Message
  • 38th Annual Seminar Photos
  • Editorial

2002 Summer Defense Update

  • Contractual Indemnification Clauses -
  • Message From The President
  • Ownership, possession and control
  • In the Pipeline
  • Rubes vs. Mega Life
  • Editorial

2002 Spring Defense Update

  • Toxic Mold
  • Message From The President
  • Revisiting Pepper V. Star Equipment
  • Testing the Comparative Negligence Affirmative Defense
  • Editorial

2001 Fall Defense Update

  • Defense of Claims for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
  • Message From the President
  • Beyer v. Todd's Flying Service, Inc.
  • CASE NOTE: Truth in Lawyering
  • 2001 Iowa Defense Counsel Annual Meeting and Seminar Highlights
  • Editorial

2001 Summer Defense Update

  • A Primer for Post–Traumatic Fibromyalgia Claims
  • Message From the President: DRI MID–REGION MEETING
  • Advertising Injury
  • Recent Lessons in Proximate Cause
  • State Representative Election
  • Attend DRI Annual Meeting in October
  • Editorial

2001 Spring Defense Update

  • "Insured Status of a Family Member"
  • Message From the President: "Cell Phones & E-mail Usage by Lawyers"
  • "How to Defend Commercial Defamation Claims For An Advertiser"
  • "Federal Rules Change" Reprinted with permission from: Atkinson Baker Inc.,
  • Court Reporters of Glendale, CA
  • Greenwood vs. Mitchell

2000 Winter Defense Update

  • Erisa Preemption Overview And Update
  • Message from the President
  • Eight Circuit Upholds Iowa Statue of Repose Pertaining to Products
  • Paradise Lost - Part II
  • DRI Mid-Region Meeting
  • IDCA Website News
  • IDCA 36th Annual Meeting
  • Letter from the Editors

2000 Summer Defense Update

  • Protecting Your Client
  • Message from the President
  • Timely Service of the Original Notice and Petitions
  • Offer to Confess Judgment
  • Paradise Lost
  • IDCA Annual Meeting Program

2000 Spring Defense Update

  • IDCA Statement Regarding "Insurance Guidelines" Ethics Opinion
  • Message from the President
  • Derivative Shareholder Actions: A Start
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution: Coming of Age in the Iowa Courts
  • Recent Cases of Interest
  • IDCA Web Site
  • Letter from the Editors

1999 Summer Defense Update

  • An Alternative Prejudice: Settling Underlying Claims Without Permission
  • Message from the President
  • Saving Our Civil Judicial System Through ADR
  • Disability Discrimination Claims & Effect of Mitigating Measure
  • Recent Workers' Compensation Cases of Interest
  • Case Note Summary - Insurers' Duty to Defend
  • 1999 Annual Meeting and Seminar Schedule
  • Letter from the Editors

1999 Winter Defense Update

1998 Fall Defense Update

1998 Summer Defense Update

1998 Spring Defense Update

1998 Winter Defense Update

1997 Fall Defense Update

1997 Summer Defense Update

1997 Spring Defense Update

1997 Winter Defense Update

1996 Fall Defense Update

1996 Spring Defense Update

1996 Winter Defense Update 

1995 Fall Defense Update

1995 Summer Defense Update

1994 Fall Defense Update

1994 Summer Defense Update

1994 Spring Defense Update

1994 Winter Defense Update

1993 Fall Defense Update

1993 Summer Defense Update

1993 Spring Defense Update

1993 Winter Defense Update

1992 Fall Defense Update

1992 Summer Defense Update

1992 Spring Defense Update

1992 Winter Defense Update

1991 Fall Defense Update

1991 Summer Defense Update

1991 Spring Defense Update

1991 Winter Defense Update

1990 Fall Defense Update

1990 Summer Defense Update

1990 Spring Defense Update

1990 Winter Defense Update

1989 Fall Defense Update

1989 Vol. 2  -No. 1 Defense Update

1989 Vol. 1 - No. 2 Defense Update

1989 Vol. 1 - No. 1 Defense Update