John F. Lorentzen's Legal Cases (5)

Insurance

Langwith v. Am. Nat'l, 2012 WL 4513904

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OUTCOME: Judgment for defendant

After the Iowa supreme court sua sponte overruled decades old precedent governing insurance agent liability, I helped organize a successful lobbying effort to abrogate the decision.

Litigation

McGinnis v. The Iowa Clinic, 2009 WL 2424643 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009).

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OUTCOME: Judgment for Clinic.

Physicians brought action against the Clinic for breach of fiduciary duty. Clinic counterclaimed for breach of covenant not to compete. Judgment dismissing physician claims and awarding damage of appro ... ximately $1 million dollars on counterclaim affirmed.

Insurance

W.C. Stewart Constr v. Cincinnati Ins., 2009 WL 928871 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009)

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OUTCOME: Judgment for defendant affirmed.

Insured brought claims against CGL carrier seeking coverage for construction defects.

Employee benefits

Travelers Cas. v. IADA Servs., Inc., 497 F.3d 862, 76 U.S.L.W. 1120 (8th Cir. 2007).

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OUTCOME: Judgment for IADA affirmed.

Travelers sought contribution, as subrogee of ERISA fiduciaries, against IADA for settlement paid to DOL. Circuit court, recognizing z circuit split on the issue, held ERISA did not allow contribution ... among fiduciaries.

State, local, and municipal law

Iowa Grocery Indus. Ass'n v. City of Des Moines, 712 N.W.2d 675 (Iowa 2006).

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OUTCOME: Judgment for Association affirmed.

Iowa Grocery Association brought action seeking a declaration that local ordinance was preempted by state statues governing sale of alcoholic beverages,

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