Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of former City of Cedar Falls employee’s claims against the city
Michelle Brandt, a long-time Cedar Falls city employee, brought claims against the city and several employees stemming from her time working for the city as well as her termination in 2018. Brandt brought claims for interference with and retaliation for her exercise...
Iowa Supreme Court’s splintered abortion ruling: Four opinions covering 182 pages
The Iowa Supreme Court’s June 17 ruling overturning its 2018 decision that recognized a fundamental right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution did more than overturn that four-year-old precedent. The Court, in four separate opinions spread over 182 pages, decided...
Was a real estate agent liable when a prospective buyer fell on an icy driveway? The Iowa Supreme Court says no
The Iowa Supreme Court held that a seller’s real estate agent was not liable for a potential buyer’s injuries suffered when visiting a home listed for sale in a decision handed down June 10. Amanda DeSousa was getting out of a vehicle on the driveway of a home her...
Iowa Supreme Court declines to extend juvenile sentencing protections to young adults in two cases
James Dorsey broke into a home before shooting and killing an unarmed woman just five days after he turned eighteen in 1984. Dorsey was convicted of first-degree murder and he received the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder – life in prison without the...
911 dispatcher with PTSD is eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, Iowa Supreme Court holds
An emergency dispatcher traumatized by a distraught mother screaming for two minutes “Help me, my baby is dead” is eligible for workers’ compensation benefits even though the job comes with distressing calls, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled June 3.
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Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of former City of Cedar Falls employee’s claims against the city
Iowa Supreme Court’s splintered abortion ruling: Four opinions covering 182 pages
Was a real estate agent liable when a prospective buyer fell on an icy driveway? The Iowa Supreme Court says no
Iowa Supreme Court declines to extend juvenile sentencing protections to young adults in two cases
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