[The following summary was written by Michael Thrall, a shareholder in Nyemaster Goode’s Litigation Department.]
The Iowa Sup …
[The following summary was written by Michael Thrall, a shareholder in Nyemaster Goode’s Litigation Department.]
The Iowa Sup …
By Ryan Koopmans
In a divided opinion, a majority of the Iowa Supreme Court in read more
[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
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 …
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 …
A municipal water utility is not shielded by the Iowa Tort Claims Act from strict liability for damage to a Council Bluffs couples’ home caused by water main breaks, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a decision handed down May 19.
Jim and …
A case with a long procedural history in administrative and constitutional law that might have resolved the question of Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgery ended quietly May 12 when the Iowa Supreme Court declared the case moot. T …
A prosecutor did not discriminate against a Black criminal defendant by striking a Black member of the jury pool, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a decision handed down April 21, but three members of the Court in a separate opinion expressed …
In an opinion filed May 5, 2023 in Burnett v. Smith and State of Iowa the Iowa Supreme Court overruled its 2017 opinion in Godfrey v. State, which recognized a private right of action for damages against State officials f …
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