John Lawyer
Proven VerdictsAbout John Lawyer
John Lawyer specializes in workers' compensation and personal injury law, exclusively representing injured workers and accident victims, never insurance companies or corporate defendants. Born and raised in Iowa, he attended Drake University Law School, graduating with honors in 2014 after serving on the American Association of Justice Mock Trial team and clerking at the firm. John is a co-author of Iowa Practice Series: Workers' Compensation (West), and he has secured millions in settlements and awards for injured Iowans. He has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 member and earned Top 25 Workers' Compensation designation in 2022. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Northern Iowa (2011).
Proven verdicts and settlements
An eastbound SUV drifted onto the shoulder of Iowa Highway 141 east of Sloan on November 22, 2014, overcorrected, and crossed into the westbound lane, hitting a pickup head on. Five people died, among them Myrna Malone, 70, who was riding beside her husband Larry. The at-fault driver carried too little liability coverage to pay for the losses, so Larry Malone, individually and as administrator of his wife's estate, sued the family's own underinsured motorist carrier, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, for breach of contract in Polk County. The jury's verdict form, filed September 21, 2017, valued the loss of spousal consortium at $1,300,000 and the loss of parental consortium at $250,000 for each of the couple's two adult children, $1,800,000 in all. No appeal followed.
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