New study shows divorce may be harder on men Family LawA study recently published in the Journal of Men’s Health showed that men actually have a harder time following a divorce, opposing the oft-held belief that women take divorces the hardest. According t… Read More Hard Market Creates Insurance Concerns Auto Dealer LawDue in large part to the many natural disasters in the past several years, the insurance industry has shifted from a soft market to a hard market. Generally, a soft market provides wider coverage, lower premiums, and lower credit standards. Today’s… Read More Two-Tier Pricing Hidden by Incentives Auto Dealer LawThe Program: Over the last decade, manufacturers have attempted to standardize each customer’s buying experience by requiring consistent brand imaging for dealerships. Thanks to favorable franchise laws in Iowa, manufacturers generally can… Read More Iowa Supreme Court Defines “Oppression:” Lessons for Closely Held Corporations—Including Auto Dealers Auto Dealer LawUnder Iowa law, a court can order the dissolution of a corporation if the minority shareholder can prove oppression. If the company dissolves, the minority shareholder will receive their appropriate share of the company’s assets. In addition, the I… Read More Factory Facilities Programs: NADA Report Phase 2 in Summary Auto Dealer LawNADA recently completed its research project regarding factory facilities programs, and, using a case study approach, it reconfirmed many of the findings of Phase 1. However, Phase 2 also focused on “the dealership of the future.” It outlined the… Read More Attention Business Owners: You May be Eligible for the New Iowa Tax Credit! Auto Dealer LawThe Iowa legislature recently enacted the Business Property Tax Credit. The credit will allow commercial-property owners to cut down on the property taxes in 2013 that will be payable in the fall of 2014 or the spring of 2015. This credit will apply … Read More Legal Custody? Physical Care? Both? Family LawThis conversation happens in the majority of my intakes of custody or divorce clients: the potential client will say he or she wants sole custody, but when pressed, the client has a vague understanding of what that means. Sometimes the understanding … Read More Defining Good Faith in Iowa Automotive Franchise Law Auto Dealer LawIn 2010, the Iowa legislature passed S.F. 2234, which added a new section to the Iowa Motor Vehicle Franchisers law (Iowa Code § 322A.18) (the “Act”) regarding a duty of good faith. The new section says: “A franchise imposes on the party a dut… Read More Is Iowa A Bad Place To Die? Trusts/Estates/ProbateDo death taxes make Iowa a bad place to die? You might think so if you saw a recent Wall Street Journal piece called “States Yo… Read More AN ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROTECTING CELLPHONES FROM BEING SEARCH BY POLICE OFFICERS UncategorizedThe United States Supreme Court has yet to consider whether the Search Incident to Arrest exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement applies to searches of cellphones, I-Pads, Laptops and other “smart” devices seized pursuant to a … Read More Written by James H. Arenson Last Updated : May 8, 2014Previous1…1011121314Next