One of the partners of MandM LLC, David Lane, is no stranger to the courtroom when it comes to other indoor athletic campuses around the State.
In Linn County, GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation filed a motion against Prairie Trail Sports Complex LLC and David Lane in January of 2026. In that case, it was alleged Prairie Trails Sports Complex entered into a written agreement with Access Systems, as well as Lane entering into a Personal Guaranty Agreement. The agreement appeared to be for 3 HP desktop computers, 3 touchscreen monitors, 2 notebook computers, and multiple Aruba network switches and wireless access points.
The motion goes on to say that Prairie Trail Sports Complex breached the contract by failing to make the required payments, and “Lane breached the Guarantee Agreement by refusing,
neglecting and failing to pay in accordance with the terms of his guarantee.”
In the Linn County case, a judge ruled that Prairie Trail Sports Complex and David Lane were in default, and ordered to pay $16,667.96 as well as $2,242.60 in attorney fees plus court costs.
In Polk County, a facilities manager at Prairie Trail Sports Complex filed a motion against Lane and the Complex on October 1st 2025 – The same day as the Pavilion ribbon cutting. According to that motion, Lane planned to have the facilities manager begin managing additional sports complexes, with a promise of an additional $20,000 for each new facility bought on.
That filing also goes on to say that in 2023, Lane approached the facilities manager, and asked that he and his wife invest $25,000 in the ownership of a separate business. This business entity was building a sports complex that Prairie Trail would subsequently manage. The facilities manager told Lane that was a sizable investment for he and his wife, and that they could only make this investment if Lane was still committed to the promised $20,000 raise for each facility. Lane reaffirmed, and the facilities manager invested in the new business entity.
According to the motion, the facilities manager began managing two new sports complexes. The facilities manager inquired about his promised $40,000 and Lane informed him he would receive the raise at the first of the year due to an accounting issue.
In January of 2024, the raise did not come. Throughout 2024 and 2025, the facilities manager continued to inquire periodically about his promised raise and backpay. Lane continued to promise that the raise would come and the money owed would be paid.
In June of 2024, the facilities manager began managing a third sports complex. He again inquired about his promised raises, and Lane again made similar assurances.
In May of 2025, Lane approached the facilities manager and informed him that his position was going to be eliminated in an effort to cut costs. As of the filing, Lane had not yet paid the former facilities manager any of the money he was owed.
In the Polk County case, a judgement was entered against Prairie Trail Sports Complex in favor of the former facilities manager earlier this year. The amount of the judgement is to be determined after a future evidentiary hearing.
The City of Fort Dodge has joined the list of individuals and entities taking action in regards to matters involving Lane, in this case against MandM LLC.
UDPATE (07/21/2026) – Point of Clarification: Although many of the actions that were reported took place during the development of the Pavilion, they did not come to light until the Pavilion was complete. The situation about unpaid wages became public in October of 2025 – near the same time as the Pavilion ribbon cutting. The unpaid tech contract came to light even later – January 2026.
FortDodgeWatch had done some investigating into Lane and MandM LLC at that time, and everything seemed on the up and up. We revisited the investigation after recent events in the last month, and came up with new results. The results likely play into some of the reasoning why the City of Fort Dodge is trying to separate itself from MandM LLC, and for that matter, why MandM LLC is wanting to separate itself from its original founding.
