A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Hy-Vee Inc., alleging the grocery store chain violates federal labor laws by failing to pay overtime for department managers. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on behalf of former employee Dawn Nicosia and other Hy-Vee workers. It seeks to […]
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State agrees to delay enforcement of new law on vaping products
The State of Iowa has agreed to delay next month’s planned enforcement of a new law restricting the sale of vaping products. The new law stipulates that electronic nicotine delivery systems — more commonly known as electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping products — sold in Iowa must have received marketing authorization from the Food and […]
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University of Iowa sued by its corporate partner in billion-dollar utility deal
Just three years into a 50-year, billion-dollar partnership with a utility company, the University of Iowa is being sued over an alleged failure to abide by the terms of the deal. The University of Iowa Energy Collaborative is suing the public university in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. The UIEC […]
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UI student sues two former FIJI members she accuses of sexual assault, as well as the fraternity’s UI chapter and its national organization
A University of Iowa student has filed a civil lawsuit against the university’s Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, or FIJI, alleging that two members of fraternity raped her at a party on Sept. 4, 2020. Makéna Solberg filed the lawsuit in Johnson County District Court on Tuesday. It alleges two members of the fraternity “planned and […]
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One day after Gov. Reynolds signs new voting restrictions into law, a lawsuit is filed to overturn them
On Monday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that restricts early voting, voting by mail and voting on Election Day, and makes it easier to remove people from voting rolls and harder for third-party candidates to get on the ballot for statewide and federal races. The bill criminalizes possible errors made by local […]
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University of Iowa settles discrimination lawsuits with Griesbaum and Meyer
The University of Iowa will pay $6.5 million to settle lawsuits by former field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum and former Associate Athletics Director Jane Meyer who said that they were discriminated against because of gender and sexual orientation.
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Federal judge kills Des Moines Water Works lawsuit
Federal Judge Leonard Strand threw out the Des Moines Water Works’ water quality lawsuit against drainage districts in three northern Iowa counties. “I’m pleased to see an end to this costly litigation brought about by the Des Moines Water Works,” Gov. Terry Branstad said in a press release. The basis of the suit was that […]
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Jerime Mitchell and wife sue city of Cedar Rapids, officer
Jerime “Danky” Mitchell of Cedar Rapids, who was shot during a traffic stop Nov 1, 2016 and consequently paralyzed from the neck down, and his wife Bracken filed a lawsuit against Officer Lucas Jones and the City of Cedar Rapids Feb. 24. A grand jury previously decided not to indict Jones.
