Category Agribusiness (2)

IDAHO CASE PROVIDES POSITIVE PRECEDENT FOR AG PROTECTION ACT

To Our Clients: The Iowa Legislature passed H.F. 589, “Agriculture Production Facility Fraud,” codified as Iowa Code section 717A.3A in 2012. This statute is commonly referred to as the ‘Ag-gag’ law or the Ag-Fraud law. The Ag-Fraud law in Iowa criminalizes: “a) obtaining access to an agricultural production facility by false pretenses; and b)... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers List

BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been included in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the... Read More

Iowa's Big Win for Ag

In a 3-2 decision issued on January 27, 2017, Iowa’s Supreme Court refused to overturn long-standing precedent that drainage districts in Iowa are not susceptible to suit for money damages. The agricultural community in Iowa had been waiting on pins and needles for answers to four questions certified to the Iowa Supreme Court in a case brought by... Read More

Big Win for Ag in Iowa

The agricultural community in Iowa has been waiting on pins and needles for an answer to four questions certified to the Iowa Supreme Court in a case brought by the Des Moines Waterworks against the Sac, Calhoun and Buena Vista County Boards of Supervisors as trustees of their respective drainage districts. In a 3-2 decision issued this morning,... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm and Six Attorneys Listed in Chambers USA® 2013 - America's Leading Lawyers for Business

BrownWinick has been ranked as a "leading law firm" in Chambers USA® 2013 - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate. Six attorneys from BrownWinick were selected for inclusion in Chambers USA® 2013 as "leaders in Iowa" in the following areas: Doug... Read More