Functional Impairment Controls When Post-Injury Earnings Are Equal or Greater: Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies § 85.34(2)(v) in Den Hartog Industries v. Dungan Introduction In Den Hartog Industries and...
Retroactive Authentication of Bodycam-Captured Surveillance Video: Iowa Supreme Court Confirms Subsequent Witness Testimony Can Cure Foundational Defects Under Rule 5.901 Case: State of Iowa v....
Iowa Supreme Court Declares: “No Guns While Criming” – State v. Woods and the Constitutional Limits on Firearm Possession During Criminal Conduct 1. Introduction State v. Kevin Dwayne Woods, Jr. (No....
“Sovereign Immunity After Burnett” – Sikora v. State of Iowa and the Closing of Iowa’s Common-Law Door to Wrongful-Imprisonment Damages 1. Introduction On 27 June 2025 the Iowa Supreme Court,...
State v. Cole: Waiver of Firearm Rights Through Consent Protective Orders & Limits on Consecutive Sentencing After Probation Revocation 1. Introduction In State of Iowa v. Jordan Kevin Cole,...
Refining Iowa’s “Honest-Belief” Rule and the Disability Threshold under the ICRA: A Commentary on McClure v. Corteva Agriscience (Supreme Court of Iowa, 2025) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of...
“On-Body Containers” and the Search-Incident-to-Arrest Exception: A Commentary on State of Iowa v. Patrick Scullark Introduction State of Iowa v. Patrick Wayman Scullark, Jr., No. 23-1218, decided by...
From “Drowning Machines” to Duty of Care: Iowa Supreme Court Narrows Qualified Immunity and Re-defines Public-Duty Limits for Recreational Water-Trail Claims 1. Introduction In Estate of Kahn &...
Lucas v. Warhol: Due-Process Boundaries on Alternative Service & “Good-Cause” Extensions When a Defendant Has No Fixed Address 1. Introduction Rhonda C. Lucas sued Peter J. Warhol for injuries...
Iowa Supreme Court Revives Warrantless “Trash Pulls” The Constitutional Validation of Iowa Code § 808.16(3) in State v. Amble & Mandracchia Introduction The Supreme Court of Iowa’s decision in State...
Rheeder v. Gray, City of Marion, Slagle & McHale – Iowa Supreme Court (2025) Clarifying the “Severe-or-Pervasive” Harassment Standard and the “Materially Adverse” Retaliation Threshold under the Iowa...
“No Fixed-Route” Natural Drainage Easements: Robinson v. Central Iowa Power Cooperative (Iowa 2025) Introduction In Robinson v. Central Iowa Power Cooperative, the Iowa Supreme Court squarely...
Void Ab Initio and Retroactive Injunction: Enforcing Iowa’s Title and Single-Subject Requirements in Electric Transmission ROFR Introduction This commentary examines the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision...
Prohibition on Civil Sanctions Against Prosecutors Under Iowa Rule 1.413 and Iowa Code § 619.19 in Criminal Cases Introduction Theron M. Christensen, an assistant county attorney in Story County,...
Belhak v. Smith: Clarifying Causation Evidence and Trial-Misconduct Review in Medical Negligence Introduction In Fatima E. Belhak and Abdellatif Elfila v. Denice Smith, M.D., and Women's Care...
Defense Counsel’s Silence Not “Good Cause”: Clarifying Iowa Code § 668.11 Deadlines Introduction This commentary examines the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision in Douglas Wilson and Jane Wilson v....
Required Specificity in Public-Policy Discharge Claims and Exclusivity of Iowa Whistleblower Statute Introduction In Kelly Brodie, Dr. John Heffron, Katherine King, Dr. Michael Langenfeld, Katherine...
Defining “Reasonable Opportunity” to Contact Counsel under Iowa Code § 804.20 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision in State of Iowa v. Hope Jennifer Clark,...
Clarifying Iowa’s Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity: Gross Negligence Exception and Limits on Intentional Tort Claims Against Employers Introduction This commentary examines the Iowa Supreme Court’s...
Judicial Notice of Prior Convictions and Illegal Sentence Remand in State v. Gale Introduction The Supreme Court of Iowa’s decision in State of Iowa v. Vanessa Renae Gale (No. 23-1786, filed May 16,...