[The following summary was written by Michael Thrall, a shareholder in Nyemaster Goode’s Litigation Department.]
The Iowa Sup …
Iowa Supreme Court Rules that Insurance Agents Owe a Duty of Care to “Intended” Beneficiaries
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Iowa Supreme Court Declines to “Mount the Unruly Horse”: Upholds Two-Year Limitation as Reasonable in Underinsured Policy
By Ryan Koopmans
In a divided opinion, a majority of the Iowa Supreme Court in read more
Iowa Supreme Court Recognizes Claim for Paternity Fraud
[The following summary was written by Michael Currie, a law clerk in Nyemaster Goode’s summer program.]
On June 1, 2012, the Iowa Supreme Court issued its decision in read more
Who’s in Control? A Subcontractor’s Duty of Care Is Limited Under McCormick v. Nikkel & Associates, Inc.
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court recently decided a case involving the duty of care owed by a subcontractor which highlighted a split in the Court over duty of care analysis in negligence actions. In McCormick v. Nikkel & Associate …
Iowa Supreme Court Will Issue Opinions in Two Cases Tomorrow
The Iowa Supreme Court will issue decisions in two cases tomorrow (Friday, May 25): Lee v. State and McCormick v. Nikkel & Associates, Inc.
Both cases are on further review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. In Lee, the district …
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Iowa Supreme Court: ‘Scurrilous’ notes taped to doors of residents displaying rainbow flags amounted to hate crime
When Robert Geddes entered onto the private property of five Boone residents without permission, he violated Iowa’s trespass statute. It became a more serious crime when he taped “Burn that gay flag” messages on the front doors of those residences, which were displaying rainbow flags. That elevated the charge to tresp …
Iowa Court of Appeals September 2023 Published Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication within the North Western Reporter. In September 2023, the Court of Appeals selected six opinions for publication, summarized below.
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upends Voting Rights Act precedents on who has the right to challenge laws based on race or color
In the nearly six decades since the Voting Rights Act was enacted by Congress, federal judges have assumed private parties could bring suits in federal court to enforce the law that prohibits state or federal election policies that deny the right to vote based on race or color.
That assumption was upended in a Nov. 20 de …
Edited body camera video should not have been admitted in OWI trial, Iowa Supreme Court rules
An edited video from a police officer’s body camera leading jurors to conclude a drunk-driving suspect failed a preliminary breath test should not have been allowed into evidence, the Iowa Supreme Court said in a ruling handed down Nov. 17 …
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