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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 Nursing Home Waived Its Right To Arbitrate Negligence Claims

September 1, 2018

The Court of Appeals of Iowa (“Iowa Appellate Court”) held in its decision filed on July 5, 2018 that the district court did not err in determining (1) it was to decide the issue of whether the defendants waived their right to arbitration based on their litigation conduct and (2) under t[...]

$29.5M Iowa Medical Malpractice Verdict For Patient’s Death From Allergic Reaction To Contrast Dye

July 9, 2018

An Iowa medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $29.5 million in favor of the family of a woman who died on June 9, 2015 as a result of an allergic reaction to the contrast dye administered to her during a CT scan. The June 13, 2018 Iowa medical malpractice verdict included [&[...]

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[...]

Iowa’s Misguided Medical Malpractice Reform Efforts

April 11, 2013

The Iowa Legislature is considering bills in both its House and Senate that would “reform” its medical malpractice laws. As one example, Senate Study Bill No. 1054 would add a requirement for a certificate of merit affidavit to be filed for each expert who is expected to testify to the [...]

Medical Malpractice Claims In Iowa — Official Report

May 29, 2011

According to the Iowa Medical Malpractice Annual Report for Calendar Year 2009, the average payments of benefits plus allocated loss adjustment expenses for all closed claims was about $128,000 for 2009, and the average incurred losses and allocated loss adjustment expenses for all open claims was [...]

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