The Denison Blawg

Don’t Leave Easy Money on the Table by Forgetting to Request Your Mileage!

By Jennifer Zupp / February 18, 2021
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If you are injured at work in Iowa and use a personal vehicle to get to medical appointments, you are entitled to reimbursement for your round trip mileage – not your gas receipt, which is too low, and not the outrageous amount of money your “friend” charged you to drive you to your appointment. Try…

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Check Your Weekly Work Comp Rate!

By Jennifer Zupp / February 17, 2021
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This week, I had a work comp carrier admit, after several communications from me, that it was underpaying my client $170.22 per week! I regularly see underpayments by carriers in my practice, but this was the largest I’ve seen in a while. If you have a 10% impairment to your back, in Iowa, that’s a…

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Guide: Criminal Misdemeanor in Iowa

By Jessica Zupp / January 8, 2021
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What is a misdemeanor in Iowa? In Iowa, misdemeanors are crimes that are punishable by up to two years in local or county jail. Although less serious than a felony charge, being convicted of a misdemeanor can dramatically affect your life. For this reason, you should always seek the legal advice of an experienced criminal…

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Denison Mini Golf Rehab Project in The Iowa Lawyer

By Jennifer Zupp / November 12, 2020
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The Denison Mini Golf Course Rehab Project began as an idea when the Zupps’ mom and dad wanted to take their grand-kids to Denison’s mini-golf course.

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Opinion: Breese v Burlington

By Jessica Zupp / August 28, 2020
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HUGE win today in Iowa for folks who are injured as a result of the government’s negligence. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled, 7-0, in Breese v Burlington

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Opinion: State V Simpson

By Jessica Zupp / August 28, 2020
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Can you go to jail for posting on Facebook? Yes. This week, in State v. Simpson, the Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the admissibility of screenshots of Simpson’s Facebook posts in order to find that she criminally harassed a massage parlor worker by posting online that the worker would give “happy endings”. Although Simpson claimed…

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