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Supreme Court Affirms Privilege Applicable to Physician’s Credentialing File
In Cawthorn v. Catholic Health Initiatives Iowa Corp, the Supreme Cour …
Iowa Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Three Post-Conviction Relief Cases
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court announced today that it has granted further review in three post-conviction relief cases.
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Supreme Court Affirms Attorney Fee Award Against City
Quoting Justice Louis Brandeis—that “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants”— the Iowa Supreme Court on Friday clarified the standards for awarding attorney’s fees under the Iowa Freedom …
Mortgage Takes Priority Over Dower, Dower Takes Priority Over All Others
By Ryan Koopmans
In a case that is fitting for a law school exam, the Iowa Supreme Court on Friday decided the priority of the following legal interests in real estate: (1) a widow’s dower interest; (2) the bank’s purchase-money mortgage; and …
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The Iowa Supreme Court May Have to Reconsider its Decision on Anonymous Tips and Drunk Driving
Last June, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in
By Ryan Koopmans Late this afternoon, former (current?) Iowa State basketball player Bubu Palo filed a resistance to the Board of Regents’ emergency motion to stay the district court’s order that he be reinstated to the team. The Iowa Supreme C … By Ryan Koopmans The decades-old battle between the NFL and its players is returning to the Eighth Circuit this morning, when the NFL Players Association will ask a three-judge panel to reinstate its lawsuit against the teams and their owners f … By Ryan Koopmans Today the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that financial advisors have a duty to their clients’ intended beneficiaries, and that the beneficiaries can hold the advisors liable for failing to exercise reasonable care in implementing th …Palo tells the Iowa Supreme Court that he should remain on the team
The NFL Goes Back to the Eighth Circuit
Intended Beneficiaries Can Sue Financial Advisors for Failure to Carry Out Client’s Wishes
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