Paulina, O’Brien County, Iowa. The Court has approved the South O’Brien Community School District’s agreement to pay $625,000.00 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a special education student who was sexually assaulted by a fellow student in the building of South O’Brien High School, during school hours. The suit, filed by the […]
Vinton, Benton County, Iowa. Cory F. Gourley was part of a legal team representing the family of a young man who was killed in a tragic mining accident. The extraordinarily difficult part of such cases is that injured individuals, and even families of those who are killed in workplace accidents, generally have no recourse against […]
Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa. GRL’s Government Accountability Division obtained a settlement of $154,900 for an Ankeny man who was wrongfully arrested by Ankeny Police Department earlier this year. While the financial compensation was substantial for GRL’s client, it was not the most incredible part of this case. Apologies, especially sincere apologies, simply do not happen […]
Polk County, Iowa. Recently the court approved a settlement agreement reached between a GRL client and the State of Iowa stemming from a sexual discrimination and retaliation suit filed by the client against the Iowa Department of Human Resources. The settlement was negotiated in part by Attorney Matt Lindholm and was just shy of $1,000,000. […]
Madison County, Iowa. Unfortunately motor vehicle accidents are a common and often result in serious injuries or death to those involved. One such case was recently handled by attorney Matt Lindholm where his client was hit and killed while riding his motorcycle. The driver of the other vehicle had crossed the center line after having […]
Ottumwa, Iowa. After a long, drawn-out battle, GRL Law finally received payment totaling $580,194.79, for clients whose mother died as a result of nursing home negligence while residing at Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Ottumwa, Iowa. Rather than accept responsibility, Good Samaritan fought tooth and nail, drawing the proceedings out as long as possible, hoping […]
GRL Law clients, a central Iowa couple, recently received the insurance limits of $200,000 from the at-fault driver’s insurance company for non-life-threatening injuries sustained in a car vs motorcycle accident
Insurance company refuses to negotiate in good faith and gets its insured sued. Insurance company ends up paying almost ten-times what its original “offer” was to settle the case.
The lawsuit alleged that the school district was negligent and violated the students constitutional rights in three separate ways.
After working tirelessly for ten years on behalf of two families, GRL Law was able to secure full and complete compensation for our clients.
