George Davison Iowa Law Blog

Des Moines, Iowa lawyer and broadcaster George Davison shares his interesting insight and resources on George Davison Iowa Law.  Many of you may know George from his work on WHO radio as a news anchor.  He sports one of the best all-time radio voices I have heard.  George is also an adjunct professor at DMACC teaching courses business and corporate law. 

George is one of the few lawyers that make listening to case law updates at CLE seminars fun and enjoyable.  His reviews of cases such as the recent decision in favor of DMACC on discrimination and retaliation claims are some of the best around. 

George's blog is one for the blogrolls.

Sullivan & Ward Iowa Law Blog Coming Soon

I am excited to announce that the Sullivan & Ward law firm will publish its Iowa Law Blog beginning in mid to late August.  The firm's law blog will cover general legal issues inlcuding the following areas of law:

  • Utility and electric cooperative law;
  • Business law;
  • Trusts and estates;
  • Family law;
  • Real Estate law;
  • Trial & mediation; and
  • Regulatory compliance.

It will be a group effort by the lawyers at Sullivan & Ward.  Our friends at Lexblog are developing the blog.  Kevin and his staff have been great to work with.  I'll let you know when it hits the blogosphere. 

Iowa Banking Law Blog from Dickinson Law Firm

Howard Hagen and Jeffrey Andersen of The Dickinson Law Firm have started the Iowa Banking Law Blog.  This is sure to be a helpful resource for the Iowa banking industry. 

A recent post on the Iowa Supreme Court's dismissal of an antitrust class action against Visa and MasterCard caught my eye.  It appears there will be limits to the "indirect purchaser" argument featured in the Comes v. Microsoft case.  Jeffrey says, 

"... the court made it clear that the expansive language of Comes (stating that Iowa law creates a cause of action for “all consumers regardless of one’s status as a direct or indirect purchaser) does not give standing to all consumers injured by anticompetitive behavior.  Even if adversely affected by anticompetitive behavior, consumers will not have antitrust standing under Iowa law unless they are direct or indirect purchasers of the product in question."

I also appreciated the nice compliment concerning my article on Document Retention and Electronic Discovery.  If you are in banking and business I would say this is a blog you will want to place on your feedreader or favorite list.