Worker's Failure to Disclose Claims in Bankruptcy Results in Summary Dismissal of Suit

The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil suit due to his failure to disclose his claims in a bankruptcy case. Case: Bradford v. Scooter’s Coffee LLC, No. 24-1736, 07/23/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: In February 2021, Dennis Bradford was delivering a package in the course of his employment to a Scooter’s Coffee located in a shopping center owned by Sherwood Forest Co. Bradford slipped and fell on a patch of snow or ice outside the coffee shop. Bradford hired an Iowa attorney, Erik A. Luthens, to investigate a...