On April 28, 2015, Jones sought treatment for a “cardiac event” at Great
River’s emergency room (ER). Jones alleges during his visit, ER doctor Schnitzer
breached her duty of confidentiality by “blurting out a statement” that he “just tested
positive for methamphetamine in his bloodstream.”
On Friday, April 28, 2017, at 11:58 p.m., counsel for Jones filed a petition
aga... More...    $0 (09-15-2018 - IA)

When we answer a certified question, we rely upon the facts provided with the certified question. See Bd. of Water Works Trs. of Des Moines v. Sac Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 890 N.W.2d 50, 53 (Iowa 2017); Life Inv’rs Ins. Co. of Am. v. Estate of Corrado, 838 N.W.2d 640, 643 (Iowa 2013). Accordingly, we restate the facts as set forth by the federal district court:
The incidents giving rise to ... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - IA)

A jury convicted Brian Allison of three counts of sexual abuse in the third degree in 2011. He appealed his conviction. In his direct appeal, Allison argued the district court erred in not granting him a new trial based upon the weight of the evidence under Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.24(2)(b)(6). Among other things, Allison noted the victim, his stepdaughter, initially denied the abuse, ... More...    $0 (07-03-2018 - IA)

The Rwandan Genocide is one of the darkest chapters in human history. Over
the span of 100 days, an estimated 800,000 people died. At least a million more were
displaced. During and shortly after the tragedy, the United States admitted a limited
number of refugees from Rwanda with priority given to those who were in the most
danger. Among those admitted were Gervais (“Ken”) Ngombwa... More...    $0 (06-22-2018 - IA)

In November 2015, the State charged Fenton with burglary in the third
degree from a motor vehicle, an aggravated misdemeanor, in violation of Iowa
Code section 713.6A(2) (2015). Fenton entered a written guilty plea, allegedly
conditioned upon the court’s acceptance of the negotiated sentence including a
180-day suspended jail term. Fenton planned to request a deferred judgmen... More...    $0 (06-25-2018 - IA)

Ignoring his own misconduct, Shatani Buck Jr. blames his current plight on
his plea counsel and asks that his felon-in-possession-of-firearm conviction be
tossed. We affirm the district court’s denial of Buck’s application for postconviction
(PCR) relief.
In December 2012, Buck was charged by trial information with Count I, felon
in possession of a firearm, in violation ... More...    $0 (04-06-2018 - IA)

In its ruling affirming Gailey’s convictions on direct appeal, this court set
forth the following facts surrounding the incident leading to Gailey’s charges:
The charges at issue in this case arose from a series of events that occurred on April 25, 2007. At the time, Gailey was under a protective order prohibiting contact with his wife, Dawn, and step-daughter, Jane Doe II. Dawn, acco... More...    $0 (07-25-2017 - IA)

In its ruling affirming Gailey’s convictions on direct appeal, this court set
forth the following facts surrounding the incident leading to Gailey’s charges:
The charges at issue in this case arose from a series of events that occurred on April 25, 2007. At the time, Gailey was under a protective order prohibiting contact with his wife, Dawn, and step-daughter, Jane Doe II. Dawn, acco... More...    $0 (07-24-2017 - IA)

On November 23, 2013, Davenport police responded to a 911 call made
by Gahagan’s girlfriend alleging a domestic disturbance at Gahagan’s residence.
Based on comments made by the girlfriend to the officers after they arrived on
the scene, the officers obtained a search warrant to search for drugs in
Gahagan’s home and vehicle. During the search, officers located two plastic More...    $0 (06-15-2017 - IA)

On February 22, 2008, Tamara underwent procedures for a voluntary
research project at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) Center for
Digestive Diseases. The project included a biofeedback study employing
transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). The consent form for the study
described TMS as follows: “Magnetic stimulation uses very short single pulses of
... More...    $0 (05-09-2017 - IA)

Stephany Ramirez-Hernandez, along with Liosvany Rodriguez, her
co-defendant, committed ongoing credit card fraud throughout Iowa from
April 29, to May 11, 2015. After making purchases totaling nearly $1500,
Ramirez-Hernandez and Rodriguez were arrested.
Ramirez-Hernandez and Rodriguez both retained attorney Benjamin
Bergmann (attorney Benjamin) to represent them. Ramire... More...    $0 (04-06-2017 - IA)

In August 2009, Petro was arrested and charged with domestic abuse
assault causing bodily injury. It was alleged Petro had assaulted his wife in front
of their two children. As a result, DHS became involved with the family and a
founded child abuse assessment—for denial of critical care—resulted. The State
filed petitions alleging the children were children in need of assis... More...    $0 (02-10-2017 - IA)

On March 10, 2012, Brandon and his wife went to Buddy & Pal’s Place, a bar
in Schererville, for a birthday party. Walker was attending the same birthday
party, although Brandon and Walker did not know each other.

At some point, Brandon and Walker got into a verbal argument. According to
Walker, Brandon told him “I’ll ‘F’ you up, punk.” Tr. p. 86. A Buddy & Pal’s
... More...    $0 (10-15-2016 - IA)

In the early morning hours of Labor Day, September 1, 2014, Officer Brian Cuppy was on patrol in downtown Des Moines when he saw a truck eastbound on Court Avenue stop for a red light in the middle of the intersection with Water Street with its “back tires . . . more than five feet past the cross walk.” Officer Cuppy followed the truck, activated his police cruiser’s flashing lights, and initiate... More...    $0 (06-25-2016 - IA)

On February 20, 2009, Cedar Valley Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aerial Services, Inc. (ASI), brought a Piper 522AS (Cheyenne II) in for maintenance to Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. (DMFS). Among numerous other checks and repairs, DMFS noted both the pilot’s and copilot’s windshields were “delaminated” and installed new windshields. The replaced windshields were original to the aircra... More...    $0 (06-09-2016 - IA)

On February 11, 2015, a jury found Alexander guilty of interference with
official acts inflicting bodily injury, an aggravated misdemeanor, and interference
with official acts, a simple misdemeanor. Both crimes constituted violations of
Iowa Code section 719.1 (2013).
Evidence presented by the State at trial established Alexander was
present when officers arrived at an ... More...    $0 (05-26-2016 - IA)

The trial information and minutes of testimony allege these facts, which we accept as true for purposes of this appeal.1 The defendants, Demetrius Rimmer, Rona Murphy, and Melonicka Thomas, participated in an insurance fraud ring that staged car accidents in Chicago, Illinois. Murphy and Thomas are Illinois residents, and their vehicles were registered in Illinois. Rimmer is a Milwaukee, Wiscon... More...    $0 (03-25-2016 - IA)

On November 4, 2011, the State charged thirty-one-year-old Joshua Scott Pearson with committing sex acts with a fifteen-year-old girl. On April 17, 2012, Pearson pled guilty to two counts of sexual abuse in the third degree in violation of Iowa Code section 709.4(2)(c)(4) (2011). This section criminalizes the performance of a sex act with a fourteen- to fifteen-year-old person by an individual a... More...    $0 (03-06-2016 - IA)

Bruce Baker works for Bridgestone/Firestone1 at its Des Moines plant. He has worked for the company since 1994. At the time of the arbitration hearing in this case, he was a maintenance mechanic in the hoist department. As a maintenance mechanic, Baker inspected and repaired machines located at the Bridgestone plant. This position often required him to work on scissor lifts suspended up to twe... More...    $0 (12-18-2015 - IA)

On the evening of November 15, 2007, Lori Parr test drove a used SUV with Kevin Bryant, a salesperson at a Pat McGrath auto dealership in Cedar Rapids. Bryant directed Parr to drive down Edgewood Road so she could experience city driving in the SUV. Parr made an illegal left turn, and the SUV was struck on the passenger side by a car driven by Robert Rimrodt. Bryant hit his head and briefly los... More...    $0 (12-14-2015 - IA)

Petitioners Dale Goettsch, Kathy Goettsch, Margaret Steffen and Defendants Thomas
Goettsch and Brian Goettsch are shareholders of Circle G Farms, Inc., a closely-held Iowa farm
corporation. Defendants Tom Goettsch and Brian Goettsch, at all relevant times, have been
directors and officers of Circle G Farms, Inc. Paul Goettsch is no longer a shareholder but was
previously a dir... More...    $0 (11-29-2015 - IA)

Eric Onyango filed an application to modify his child support obligation on
August 15, 2012. An order for temporary modification of child support was
entered October 16, 2012, reducing Onyango’s support obligation from $466.00
to $10.00 per month. A trial scheduling order was entered on October 26, 2012,
setting the trial date for July 25, 2013, and setting a pretrial and set... More...    $0 (11-25-2015 - IA)

Edwin Simpson operates a trucking and excavation business and performs various duties for the City of Albia including, among other things, digging for the sewer and water departments. On July 29, 2008, Simpson obtained a building permit to move his house from Pella to North Ninth Street in Albia. Prior to commencing work on the sewer connection, Simpson attempted to obtain the necessary permit f... More...    $0 (10-30-2015 - IA)

In July 2003, Menards employed Simmer as a sales clerk and promoted
him to assistant manager and then to manager of his department. In his
positions at Menards, Simmer was often required to carry goods throughout the
store and to customers’ cars in the parking lot. He carried appliances, rolls of
carpet, buckets of paint, and other items. These loads sometimes reached up to ... More...    $0 (08-19-2015 - IA)

CSS2 is a small farming corporation. Steve Muhlenbruch is the agronomy
manager of Farmers Cooperative Company. At Muhlenbruch’s direction, an
employee of Farmer’s Cooperative Company entered CSS2’s property and
sprayed chemicals that killed the corn crop. (Hereafter we refer to Farmers
Cooperative Company and Muhlenbruch jointly as “the Coop.”) On April 25,
2013, CSS2 s... More...    $0 (08-19-2015 - IA)

Tamco Pork II, LLC, and Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, as
subrogee, (collectively, hereinafter “Tamco”) pursue this appeal following an
adverse jury verdict in their action for negligence against Heartland Co-op and
Pro Build LLC. Tamco’s claim against the defendants arises out of a fire
occurring at Tamco’s newly renovated hog-production facility. On appeal, Tamco More...    $0 (07-22-2015 - IA)

In 2006, Asoyia, LLC (now Asoyia, Inc.), an Iowa producer of soybean oil,
purchased a general commercial agribusiness insurance policy and a commercial
umbrella liability policy from Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company
(Michigan Millers). The policies covered general liability on an occurrence basis.
After a fire on June 18, 2007, destroyed the Sunnyside Country Club (Sunnysi... More...    $0 (07-16-2015 - IA)

A juvenile offender convicted of first-degree murder appeals his
resentencing to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In this
appeal, we determine the factors a court must use when it sentences a
juvenile offender for first-degree murder. Because the district court did
not have the benefit of this decision when it sentenced the juvenile, we
vacate the sentence and ... More...    $0 (06-26-2015 - IA)

Christine Wagner, individually and as the executor of Janice Brissey’s estate, appeals from the district court’s denial of her motion for new trial and judgment notwithstanding the verdict. She asserts the verdict is inconsistent with the facts of the case because the driver of the vehicle that struck Brissey’s car was—at least to some degree—negligent. Because we conclude that, given th... More...    $0 (10-15-2014 - IA)

Matthew Severin appeals from the decree dissolving his marriage to Bouaphan Severin. Matthew asserts (1) the district court’s award of alimony is excessive and (2) the district court erred in awarding Bouaphan the marital home without requiring a cash equalization payment to Matthew of half the home’s equity. Bouaphan cross-appeals arguing the award of alimony is insufficient. We affirm as to ... More...    $0 (08-13-2014 - IA)

Amy Jo Ross appeals challenging her guilty plea to driving while barred. The plea hearing was not reported; the district court entered an order on February 25, 2013, stating: “State appears by Bruce Swanson. Defendant appears with Allan Kirshen and enters a plea of guilt to Driving While Barred, in violation of Sec. 321.561, Code. Sentencing is set for 1:30 p.m., March 11, 2013.â€� Sentencing wa... More...    $0 (08-13-2014 - IA)

A jury found Calvin Nelson guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of a man in a Des Moines neighborhood. The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed his conviction. See State v. Nelson, 791 N.W.2d 414, 419 (Iowa 2010). Nelson subsequently filed a postconviction-relief application raising several issues. The district court denied the application following a hearing. On appeal, Nelson con... More...    $0 (08-13-2014 - IA)

Thomas and Martha Duban brought a negligence action against Waverly Sales
Company (Waverly) arising out of injuries Martha sustained when she was stepped
on by a horse at a Waverly draft horse auction. The district court1 denied Waverly’s
1The Honorable Jon Stuart Scoles, United States Magistrate Judge for the
Northern District of Iowa, to whom the case was referred for final dis... More...    $237535 (07-28-2014 - IA)

This products liability action against pharmaceutical companies presents several issues involving the interplay between state tort law and federal prescription drug regulation. This case is one of many litigated in state and federal courts nationwide alleging severe side effects from prolonged use of metoclopramide, sold under the brand name Reglan and as a competing generic formulation. The plain... More...    $0 (07-11-2014 - IA)