Results
Our experienced and dedicated team of lawyers are always driven to fight for the highest possible results for our clients and their families whether through settlement or trial.
$5,769,227
Financial Advisor Fraud | FINRA
Following a week-long arbitration hearing under FINRA Dispute Resolution Services, Independence, Iowa financial advisor Dana Vietor was ordered to pay a group of 13 Independence area residents $5,769,227.00 for violations of the Iowa Securities Act, fraud, misrepresentation and other related claims. Read more about the result here.
$1,600,000
Will Contest | Tortious Interference
Dutton Law Firm helps two clients that were left out of their father's will obtain farmland and cash representing half of the assets in father's estate. The result was reached through a family settlement agreement after successfully defending a motion for summary judgment by the defendant.
$3,100,000
Will Contest | Tortious Interference
Represented two brothers in action to set aside mother's will that left our clients each $100,000. After a jury found the will invalid as the result of undue influence, a settlement was negotiated where the brothers' received a combined $3.1M in assets from their mother's estate.
$1,650,000
Car Accident | Wrongful Death
Represented three occupants of a vehicle involved in a catastrophic car crash when a vehicle crossed into their path on a divided four-lane highway, causing substantial injuries to the occupants, including the subsequent untimely death of one occupant six months later.
$2,100,000
Will Contest | Tortious Interference
Action brought on behalf of a client against his two sisters for unduly influencing parents to leave our client out of their wills. The jury found the will was invalid and damages were awarded for loss of inheritance, punitive damages, and attorney fees.
$1,900,000
Lender Liability | Misrepresentation
Settlement obtained on behalf of a farm client in a lawsuit brought against a bank for misrepresentations made by the bank to our client.
$200,000
Bike Accident | Personal Injury
Represented an individual who was struck by a car while riding his bike through a roundabout in Cedar Falls. A lawsuit was filed against our client's underinsured motorist policy. The highest offer prior to trial by the insurance company was $30,000.
$900,000
Business Litigation
Represented a corporation against a former director and shareholder of the corporation who interfered with business contracts by establishing a competing business while still serving as a director and shareholder of our client. The jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages in favor of our client.
$400,000
Estate Dispute Litigation
Represented a successor executor of an estate in a breach of fiduciary duty claim against the originally named executor based upon his alleged failure to adequately protect the financial interests of the estate’s beneficiaries.
$350,000
Car Accident | Personal Injury
Represented a couple who were both significantly injured when riding their motorcycle and a vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign.
$700,000
Will Contest
Represented an individual in contesting a will where our client was excluded in the decedent's most recent will but was included in prior wills as a beneficiary.
$900,000
Personal Injury | Assault
Obtained a judgment on behalf of a client who had been assaulted by a neighbor after complaining about loud music disturbing a Celebration of Life. The judgment included an award of $653,003.73 in damages for injuries sustained and $250,000 in punitive damages.
$600,000
Tortious Interference with Inheritance
Our Probate Litigation Attorneys represented an individual in a case where his mother made a new will only a few months before she died, leaving property previously intended for our client to his brother. The jury returned a verdict in favor of our client and awarded him $400,000 in loss of inheritance and $200,000 in punitive damages against his brother.
$1,000,000
Will Contest
Settled a will contest case in favor of two children who were disinherited under their father's will. The $1,000,000 settlement represented 75% of the value of the estate.
Not Guilty Verdict
Criminal Defense
DBSH Criminal Defense Attorneys obtained a not guilty jury verdict in an OWI case that happened in Buchanan County, Iowa.
*The results we obtained in each of these cases were based on facts, legal issues, and insurance coverage that were unique to each case.
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