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Iowa Supreme Court Applies Two-Year Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations To Claim Against Medical Spa

April 2, 2021

In its opinion filed on March 12, 2021 in a case in which the plaintiff alleged that the two-year statute of limitations in Iowa for medical malpractice claims did not apply to her claims arising out of medical services provided to her at a local medical spa, the Supreme Court of Iowa held: “K[...]

Iowa Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff’s Physicians Not Allowed To Testify In Medical Malpractice Case

March 25, 2021

The Court of Appeals of Iowa (“Iowa Appellate Court”), in its opinion filed on March 3, 2021, held: “Because the rules of civil procedure require the disclosure of expert opinions, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by ruling a physician could only testify [...]

Private Autopsy Company Sued For Fraud, Owner Indicted

January 21, 2021

National Autopsy Service, which is based in Topeka, Kansas and is owned by Shawn Parcells (“Parcells”), was sued in mid-December 2020 by the family of a 68-year-old man (“decedent’) who died in a hospital and whose death the family believes was caused by medical malpractice. [...]

$15M Iowa Medical Malpractice Claim Alleges ENT Punctured Man’s Brain Stem During Unnecessary Surgery

December 31, 2020

A 43-year-old man and his wife have reportedly filed a $15 million Iowa medical malpractice claim with the Iowa State Appeal Board, alleging that his brain stem was punctured by an ENT performing unnecessary surgery, thereby requiring extensive rehabilitation and resulting in permanent cognitive cha[...]

Iowa Has Agreed To Pay $3.7M To Three Families To Settle Medical Malpractice Claims

December 27, 2020

It has been reported that Iowa has agreed to pay a total of $3.7 million to three families to settle their Iowa medical malpractice claims against University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (“UIHC”). Iowa agreed to pay Robert Davis and his wife, Marie Davis, $1 million after they sued UIHC[...]

Iowa Federal Jury Awards $3.5M In Defective Artificial Hip Claim (After $20M Missouri Hip Implant Verdict)

December 14, 2020

On November 20, 2020, an Iowa federal jury awarded $3.5 million ($1.05 million in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages) to a woman who claimed that her Biomet M2a Magnum metal hip implant caused microscopic particles to shed from the implant requiring that she have revision surg[...]

Iowa Appellate Court Affirms New Trial For Doctor Due To Improper Closing Argument

July 27, 2020

The Court of Appeals of Iowa (“Iowa Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated June 17, 2020 that the trial court in an Iowa medical malpractice case did not err in granting a new trial to the defendant doctor because the plaintiff’s lawyer improperly made repeated references to a[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Applies Contradictory Affidavit Rule To Deny Medical Malpractice Claim

June 2, 2020

The Supreme Court of Iowa (“Iowa Supreme Court”), in its opinion filed on March 12, 2020, applied the contradictory affidavit rule in denying the medical malpractice claim of an Iowa woman who had to have an arm and eight toes amputated due to necrotizing fasciitis that she claimed the d[...]

Iowa Bill Would Impose Hard Cap Of $250,000 For Noneconomic Damages In All Medical Malpractice Cases

February 23, 2020

The Iowa Legislature passed a medical liability reform law in 2016 that imposed a $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases but excluded Iowa medical malpractice claims involving permanent disfigurement or death. The present Iowa medical malpractice law states: “The tota[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case

November 28, 2019

The Supreme Court of Iowa (“Iowa Supreme Court”) in its opinion filed on October 25, 2019 upheld a defense verdict in a shoulder dystocia birth injury medical malpractice case, holding: “we conclude the district court did not commit reversible error in the specifications of neglige[...]

$630K College Student Suicide Malpractice Verdict Involving Iowa State’s Counseling Center

October 2, 2019

On August 14, 2019, an Iowa medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $630,000 for the negligence of Iowa State University’s Counseling Center, which was reduced by 50% for the negligence of the Iowa State student who committed suicide after obtaining mental health counsel[...]

Iowa Medical Malpractice Jury Returns $7.36M Verdict For Man Who Lost Feeling Below The Waist

August 6, 2019

On July 31, 2019, after a one-week trial, an Iowa medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a 65-year-old man who lost feeling below his waist as a result of a cervical facet radiofrequency nerve ablation procedure in December 2014 that was intended to relieve his pain. The Iowa medi[...]

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