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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 …
Supreme Court Follows the Eighth Circuit and Denies Social Security Benefits to Children Conceived After the Death of the Father
[The following summary was written by Spencer Cady, a law clerk in Nyemaster Goode’s summer program. Spencer attends Drake University Law School and serves as an articles editor of the Drake Law Review.]
On May 21, 2012, the …
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Iowa Supreme Court takes up unemployment case involving jailed employee
Have you in effect quit your job if you spend nearly a month in jail on charges that are later dismissed?
That’s the question that the Iowa Supreme Court will face when it it convenes for oral arguments on Thursday. The answer could reverse 40 years o …
Police can’t detain a car’s occupants simply because there was “movement inside the vehicle with moisture on the windows.”
By Ryan Koopmans
Oskaloosa, Saturday, December 14. The time? 1:45 a.m. Closing time.
Officer Blaine Shutts is on patrol. The location? V.F.W. Post #2237. Shutts sees two cars in a nearby lot with li …
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide Friday whether to (indirectly) review the Iowa Supreme Court’s telemed abortion decision
Eighth Circuit tees up the ACA contraception mandate (and accommodation) for another SCOTUS review
By Frank Harty
The stage is set for the United States Supreme Court to rule on the contraception opt-out of the Affordable Care Act. Yesterday, the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals in
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