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In Principal Securities, Inc. v. Gelbman, No. 23-0439 (Iowa Jan. 31, 2025), the Iowa Supreme Court reiterated its “highly deferential standard of review,” toward arbitrations, concluding that substantial evidence supported a securities arbitration award.

Gelbman worked for Principal Securities Incorporated (“Principal”) and his employment agreement stated that any dispute with Principal was subject to arbitration.

The New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) filed a lawsuit that may ultimately clarify whether banks are liable for fraudulent consumer wire transfers.

Generally, wire transfers are governed by Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”). Under the UCC, a bank that validates the identity of the sender of a wire transfer using a commercially

Joint accounts provide flexibility to accountholders and ease administration for financial institutions by allowing husbands and wives, parents and children, and business partners to quickly access funds. Joint accounts allow parties to bypass obtaining powers of attorney and are easy for a financial institution to administer.

However, many banks have encountered problems when one joint

On November 1, 2024, Dickinson Bradshaw bankruptcy attorneys Jeffrey D. Goetz and Brennan B. Eddie were successful in helping Tabor Manor Care Center, a 46-bed nursing home in rural Tabor, Iowa, confirm a consensual Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization case before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Goetz and Eddie, along with

Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, P.C. has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms® regionally in 28 practice areas. Ranked by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, the list recognizes firms who exhibit professional excellence with impressive ratings from their clients and peers.

Achieving a Best Law Firms ranking signifies a high-quality legal

We’re pleased to announce two additions to our legal team. Attorney Anthony Siegrist has joined Dickinson Bradshaw as an associate, and Arturo Montes, a Drake Law student, has joined the firm as a law clerk.

Anthony Siegrist

Anthony earned his Juris Doctorate degree in May of this year from Creighton University School of Law, and

Over the last several months, banks all across Iowa have dealt with an increasing volume of fraudulent checks. The typical situation involves fraudsters intercepting a business customer’s check to a vendor. The fraudster then either (1) creates a counterfeit check, (2) alters the check’s payee, or (3) fraudulently endorses the check. The fraudster then deposits