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Iowa Appellate Court Holds Prisoner’s Claim Of Failure To Provide Prompt Medical Aid Was Claim Of Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Malpractice

June 8, 2026

Background Facts The jail took custody of Donnie Locklear, Jr. around 2:13 a.m. on May 17, 2020—almost twenty minutes after his arrival. During the booking process, Locklear struggled to articulate his medical history and conditions but did report he took blood pressure medication. He did not know[...]

Iowa Late Stroke Diagnosis Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Pattern Of Improper Care In ER

May 26, 2026

A recently filed Iowa medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that the defendant hospital’s medical staff negligently delayed diagnosing the decedent’s stroke, thereby unnecessarily delaying treatment and leading to his death nine days later. The decedent was brought by by ambulance to the h[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Upholds COVID-19 Immunity In Claim Against Nursing home

March 17, 2026

Cognizant of the potential liability arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iowa General Assembly passed the “COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act.” 2020 Iowa Acts ch. 1070, §§ 3–10 (codified at Iowa Code chapter 686D (2021)). Among other things, the Act provides t[...]

Hospitals Oppose Proposed Law In Iowa Requiring Reporting Of Never Events

February 22, 2026

Iowa Senate File 2185 would require Iowa hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and birth centers to report any “serious reportable events” — sometimes called “never events” — to the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing. The Iowa Hospital Association, UnityPoint Hea[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Affirms New Trial Required After $97M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict

January 12, 2025

Background Facts S.K.’s mom (mom) became pregnant with her third child, S.K. Throughout her pregnancy, mom received prenatal care from Dr. Jill Goodman, M.D. (Dr. Goodman). Dr. Goodman was employed by a clinic called Obstetric & Gynecologic Associates of Iowa City and Coralville, P.C. (clinic)[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Orders Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Due To Unsworn Certificate Of Merit

October 16, 2024

Iowa Code Section 147.140 (2022) Iowa Code section 147.140(1)(a) provides: “In any action for personal injury or wrongful death against a health care provider based upon the alleged negligence in the practice of that profession or occupation or in patient care, which includes a cause of action[...]

$97M Iowa Birth Injury Malpractice Verdict Leads To Bad Faith Lawsuits Against Defendant Clinic’s Insurer

April 11, 2024

After an Iowa birth injury medical malpractice jury returned its record-setting $97 million verdict against an Iowa medical clinic that led to the Iowa legislature imposing a cap on damages in medical malpractice cases, both the clinic and the Plaintiffs in the birth injury medical malpractice case [...]

Record-Setting Iowa Birth Injury Malpractice Judgment Leads To Claims Of Insurer Bad Faith, Attorney Malpractice

February 7, 2024

As we discussed in yesterday’s blog posting, an Iowa birth injury medical malpractice jury’s record-setting $97 million verdict against an Iowa medical clinic has led to the filing of two, competing lawsuits against the clinic’s medical malpractice insurer, MMIC. One of the bad faith l[...]

$6M Iowa Nursing Home Verdict Vacated Because Of Improper Evidence Admitted During Trial

August 25, 2023

$6M Iowa Nursing Home Verdict Vacated: The Court of Appeals of Iowa on June 21, 2023 vacated a $6 million verdict against a nursing home stating, “We find the prior bad acts testimony about Blakesley toward other residents from Brandt, Armstrong, Haugen, Thompson, and Morris, as well as Beck�[...]

Iowa Medical Malpractice Statistics

November 21, 2022

Iowa Medical Malpractice Statistics: The Iowa Insurance Division requested open and closed claim data for calendar year 2020 from licensed insurance companies pursuant to Iowa Code Section 505.27. Licensed companies who wrote medical malpractice insurance in Iowa during the period from January 1, 20[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Grants Summary Judgment For Defendant In Cancer Misdiagnosis Case

September 20, 2022

In an Iowa medical malpractice case involving the failure to diagnose kidney cancer, the Supreme Court of Iowa stated in its opinion filed on April 22, 2022, “When the underlying cause of action is one for failure to disclose a medical condition, as here, a defendant’s continued failure to d[...]

Iowa Medical Malpractice Statistics

August 30, 2022

The Iowa Insurance Division requested open and closed claim data for calendar year 2020 from licensed insurance companies pursuant to Iowa Code Section 505.27. Licensed companies who wrote medical malpractice insurance in Iowa during the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 were ask[...]

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Iowa Appellate Court Holds Prisoner’s Claim Of Failure To Provide Prompt Medical Aid Was Claim Of Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Malpractice

Iowa Late Stroke Diagnosis Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Pattern Of Improper Care In ER

Iowa Supreme Court Upholds COVID-19 Immunity In Claim Against Nursing home

Hospitals Oppose Proposed Law In Iowa Requiring Reporting Of Never Events

Iowa Supreme Court Affirms New Trial Required After $97M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict

Iowa Supreme Court Orders Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Due To Unsworn Certificate Of Merit

$97M Iowa Birth Injury Malpractice Verdict Leads To Bad Faith Lawsuits Against Defendant Clinic’s Insurer

Record-Setting Iowa Birth Injury Malpractice Judgment Leads To Claims Of Insurer Bad Faith, Attorney Malpractice

$6M Iowa Nursing Home Verdict Vacated Because Of Improper Evidence Admitted During Trial

Iowa Medical Malpractice Statistics

Iowa Supreme Court Grants Summary Judgment For Defendant In Cancer Misdiagnosis Case

Iowa Medical Malpractice Statistics

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