Iowa Supreme Court Recognizes Wrongful Birth Claims
June 6, 2017
In its opinion filed on June 2, 2017, the Iowa Supreme Court recognized for the first time wrongful birth claims in which the parents of a child born with severe disabilities may bring a medical negligence action based on the physicians’ failure to inform them of prenatal test results showing a co[...]
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Iowa Enacts Hurtful Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Law
May 7, 2017
Iowa’s governor, Terry Branstad, signed into law on May 5, 2017 new legislation that limits noneconomic damages in Iowa medical malpractice cases to $250,000 unless the jury determines that there is a substantial or permanent loss or impairment of a bodily function, substantial disfigurement[...]
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