Attorney John Owen Moeller's Legal Cases

Personal injury

Mercer vs. Pittway Corporation, 616 N.W.2d 601 (Iowa 2000)

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OUTCOME: Products liability case, punitive damages reversed on appeal and case remanded for retrial.

Baby monitor and Smoke detector product failures alleged.

Landlord or tenant

Roeder vs. Nolan, 321 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 1982)

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OUTCOME:

Landlord tenant small claims dispute accepted for review by Supreme Court

Federal crime

U.S. v. Griffin, 482 F.3d 1008 (8th Cir. 2007)

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OUTCOME: Requested relief denied

Internet pornography issue concerning the transmission of digital file via the internet. Trial court decision affirmed. This case was disagreed with by another court of appeals. See U.S. v Geiner, ... 498 F. 3d 1104 (10th Cir., 2007)

Employment and labor

Harmon vs. Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers, Local Union 371 and U.S. Department of Labor, 832 F.2d, 976 (7th Cir. 1987)

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OUTCOME: Trial court affirmed

Case involved Section 504 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act prohibiting union business agent from maintaining position after deferred sentence in Iowa Court charge for arson.

Federal crime

United States vs. Oronia-Vera, 565 F.3d. 1074 (2009)

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OUTCOME: Charges dismissed

Defendan'ts conviction for aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 USC Section 1028(a)(1) following trial to the district court was reversed. The government is required to show that the defendan ... t knew that the means of identification at issue belonged to another person. The charge was dismissed.

Insurance

Blanchard vs. Country Preferred Insurance Company, 2011 WL5877020, Iowa Court of Appeals

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OUTCOME: Successful appeal

District court ruling granting the insurance company's motion for summary judgment based upon contractual limiitation in the policy for filing the underinsured motorist benefit flaim was reveresed. Pl ... aintiff Blanchard was allowed to make his claim for underinsured motorist benefits to Country, his "own" insurance company.