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Iowa Supreme Court Allows Claim for Emotional Distress Damages to Proceed in Legal Malpractice Action
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Melissa Nelson asks the Iowa Supreme Court to reconsider her case–again
Iowa Supreme Court reaffirms that unfair terminations based on personal relationships are not illegal
By Ryan Koopmans
The outcome of the “irresistible employee” case remains the same. This morning, in Nelson v. Jame …
Eighth Circuit Newsletter: Intra-Circuit Splits, the Twenty-First Amendment, and Judge Jane Kelly
The Eighth Circuit Bar Association’s summer newsletter is out, and it contains two articles by Nyemaster Goode attorney and On Brief contribu …
Iowa Supreme Court to Reconsider Case of “Irresistible Employee”
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court agreed on Monday to withdraw its December 2012 decision in Nelson v. James H. Knight DDS, P.C. …
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Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Can Iowa courts create damage claims for constitutional violations?
A long-running legal battle over Gov. Terry Branstad’s effort to remove a top state regulatory official could take on a historic constitutional dimension at the Iowa Supreme Court.
The court on Sept. 14 is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case of …
It’s still Cady’s Court: Our statistical review of the Iowa Supreme Court’s 2015-16 term
By Ryan Koopmans
Here’s a look at the Iowa Supreme Court’s 2015-16 term, by the numbers. If there’s a theme this year, it’s what we put in the title: It’s still Cady’s Court. In addition to being the Chief–which, by itself, is enough to give t …
Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Will Iowa Court chart a new course in boating case?
When the Iowa Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a drunken boating case next month, it will feel like déjà vu.
That’s because the court first heard oral arguments in the case a year ago, and it sat on the court’s back burner for several months. I …
Judge Bright calls federal sentences of Native Americans unfair in Iowa case
A sentence of life in prison for a resident of the Meskwaki Settlement in Iowa illustrates how Native Americans are treated more harshly under federal law than state or tribal law, a federal appeals-court judge said in a dissenting opinion last week.
“I …
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