Iowa Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Iowa or Court of Appeals of Iowa where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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[T] Schoch v. Grothus - 9/24/2003
Randall Schoch, Crystal Schoch, and Isaac Armetta appeal the district court's denial of their motion for new trial following a jury's negative finding in their personal injury action. AFFIRMED.
After a careful review of the...
[T] Pillers v. Finley Hospital - 9/10/2003
Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment entered for defendants on her medical malpractice claim for burns to her thigh following knee surgery. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED.
Plaintiff appeals from a summary...
Caswell v. Yost - 9/10/2003
Plaintiff appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants in her medical malpractice suit. AFFIRMED.
The plaintiff appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants in...
[T] Ross v. Tjaden - 9/10/2003
Robert Ross appeals the denial of his motion for new trial following the trial on his claim for personal injury damages resulting from an automobile accident. REVERSED AND REMANDED.
Plaintiff Robert Ross appeals the district...
Strub v. Stillmunkes Salvage and Trucking - 6/25/2003
Defendant appeals jury verdict of punitive damages and future medical expenses, and certain jury instructions. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED.
Stillmunkes Salvage and Trucking, Inc. appeals from a jury award of...
[T] Oelwein Community School District v. Williams - 6/25/2003
A school district and its workers' compensation carrier appeal from a district court ruling that affirmed an award of workers' compensation benefits to an employee of the district. The employee cross-appeals the district court's...
[T] In re Estate of Edwards - 6/13/2003
The executor of the decedent's estate appeals a district court judgment concluding that the claimant hospital was entitled to a hospital lien against wrongful death insurance proceeds. AFFIRMED.
AFFIRMED. See Iowa R. App. P....
Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct v. Reese - 2/26/2003
Grievance Commission reports respondent has committed ethical violations and recommends revocation of respondent's license to practice law. LICENSE REVOKED.
The Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct charged...
Wal-Mart Stores - 2/26/2003
Injured employee challenges district court decision on judicial review that reversed workers' compensation commissioner's award of permanent total disability benefits and penalty payment. REVERSED AND REMANDED.
This appeal...
[T] American Economy Insurance Company v. Simon - 2/12/2003
Defendants appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
Dick Schurman was injured in a fight with Russ Simon at Russ's...
[T] McCloy v. Leisure Lake - 2/12/2003
Defendant property owner appeals the judgment for plaintiff in this slip-and-fall tort action. AFFIRMED.
Defendant property owner appeals the judgment for plaintiff in this slip-and-fall tort action. Leisure Lake, Inc., claims:...
[T] Wilson v. Good Will Publishers - 2/12/2003
David Wilson appeals from a district court order affirming an arbitration decision of the Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner. REVERSED AND REMANDED TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER.
David Wilson appeals from a...
[T] Bernholtz v. Des Moins Orthopaedic Surgeons - 1/29/2003
Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their medical malpractice action for their failure to comply with expert discovery. AFFIRMED.
David and Rebecca Bernholtz, both individually and on behalf of their minor children (the...
McDonald v. Buena Vista Clinic - 12/30/2002
Christy McDonald appeals from a district court ruling sustaining defendant's motion for summary judgment. AFFIRMED.
Christy McDonald appeals from a district court ruling sustaining defendant's motion for summary judgment. She...
In re Marriage of Ingalls - 12/30/2002
Kenneth Ingalls appeals the provisions of alimony and property division in the parties' divorce decree. AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED.
This appeal arises from the decision dissolving the marriage of Kenneth Morton Ingalls,...
Estate of Long v. Broadlawns Medical Center - 12/18/2002
Appeal from district court rulings on submission of plaintiff's requested jury instructions and defendants' motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and motion for new trial. AFFIRMED as modified and remanded.
Sixteen...
Johnson v. Louis - 12/18/2002
On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Mother who was never married to father of her seventeen-year-old child appeals from judgment denying application for a post-secondary educational subsidy for the child from his father....
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Jungling - 12/18/2002
On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Defendants seek further review of court of appeals decision reversing district court rulings in favor of defendants in declaratory judgment action to determine insurance coverage for a...
Excel Corp. v. Smithart - 12/18/2002
On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Appeal from district court decision on petition for judicial review of an award for workers' compensation benefits. DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS VACATED; DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT REVERSED;...
Raye v. Central Iowa Hospital Corporation - 12/11/2002
Plaintiffs' appeal from dismissal of their cause of action.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
David and Cindy Raye appeal the district court's dismissal of their medical malpractice and consortium claims. Because we find dismissal was...
Bryson v. Bribriesco - 12/11/2002
Appellants appeal from a declaratory judgment in favor of their attorney which validated an attorney fee lien.
AFFIRMED.
This case involves the validity of an attorney fee lien. Appellants, Janice Bryson and Christine...
Even v. Bohle - 11/25/2002
Plaintiffs appeal from the district court's ruling denying their motion for new trial in the plaintiffs' action seeking damages for medical malpractice following the birth of Even and Davis's second child. AFFIRMED.
Chris Even,...
Kennedy v. Zavala - 11/25/2002
Plaintiffs appeal from adverse jury verdict and resulting judgment in medical malpractice case. AFFIRMED.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
Keane Kennedy's birth on April 27, 1997, was complicated by shoulder dystocia, a...
Thompson v. Copple - 11/25/2002
Plaintiff appeals from the district court's ruling overruling a motion to reinstate her personal injury case. AFFIRMED.
AFFIRMED. See Iowa R. App. P. 6.24(1), (4). ...
Wright v. Sioux City Gospel Mission - 11/15/2002
Andrew J. Wright appeals from the district court's ruling overruling a motion to reinstate his personal injury case. AFFIRMED.
Andrew J. Wright contends the district court erred in failing to reinstate his case pursuant to Iowa...
Johnson v. Louis - 11/14/2002
On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Mother who was never married to father of her seventeen-year-old child appeals from judgment denying application for a post-secondary educational subsidy for the child from his father....
Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct v. Daggett - 11/14/2002
Grievance Commission reports respondent has committed ethical violations and recommends suspension of respondent's license to practice law. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
Douglas D. Daggett, an Iowa attorney, is charged with neglecting his...
Thayer v. State - 11/14/2002
Plaintiff appeals from the district court's grant of a motion for summary judgment in favor of the State. AFFIRMED.
While driving to work in a van owned and operated by her employer, Rita Thayer was paralyzed when the driver of...
Messerschmidt v. City of Sioux City - 11/14/2002
City appeals from an adverse jury verdict in a personal injury action and plaintiffs cross-appeal claiming the court abused its discretion in allowing the city to belatedly amend its answer to claim immunity under a new code section....
Bowman v. Gronstedt - 11/14/2002
On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Plaintiffs appeal from order for directed verdict in medical-malpractice case. DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMED; JUDGMENT OF DISTRICT COURT REVERSED; CASE REMANDED.
The...
Mason v. Schweizer Aircraft Corp. - 11/14/2002
Injured helicopter pilot appeals summary judgment in favor of defendant who supplied helicopter maintenance manuals to owner of aircraft. AFFIRMED.
The appellant, Kevin Mason, was injured when the helicopter he was piloting...
Slutzki v. Grabenstetter - 9/25/2002
Plaintiffs' appeal in this medical malpractice action challenges the district court's rulings refusing to submit an issue of informed consent to the jury, excluding evidence of defendant Grabenstetter's withdrawn counterclaim, and...
MidAmerican Energy Company v. Bowlin - 9/25/2002
MidAmerican Energy Company appeals from the district court's ruling on judicial review affirming a workers' compensation award to Thomas Bowlin. AFFIRMED.
MidAmerican Energy Company appeals from the district court's ruling on...
A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. v. Lawrence - 9/25/2002
A.Y. McDonald appeals from the district court's judgment affirming the workers' compensation commissioner's decision awarding benefits to William Lawrence. AFFIRMED.
A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Co. appeals from the district...
Doe v. Cedar Rapids Community School District - 9/5/2002
Minors appeal from a district court order granting summary judgment in favor of their school district in the minors' action for negligent hiring, retention, and supervision of a teacher who allegedly engaged in improper conduct with...
Perkins v. Hea of Iowa - 9/5/2002
On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Employer appeals from judgment of district court allowing workers' compensation benefits. DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS AND JUDGMENT OF DISTRICT COURT AFFIRMED.
Diane Perkins...
In re Marriage of Hale - 8/28/2002
Respondent appeals from the physical care and property distribution provisions of the parties' dissolution decree. AFFIRMED.
Tim Hale appeals from the custodial and economic provisions of the parties' dissolution decree. He...
Beaman v. Hanson - 8/28/2002
Francis Beaman appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant in this medical malpractice action. AFFIRMED.
Francis Beaman appeals the district court's summary judgment ruling dismissing his medical...
Weber v. Warnke - 8/28/2002
Defendants Arthur Winker and Cletus Winker, d/b/a Glidden Body Shop, appeal from a district court judgment entered against them in plaintiff's personal injury action arising from a car accident. AFFIRMED.
Arthur Winker and Cletus...
Clements v. Alternative Workforce - 8/14/2002
An employee appeals from the district court's dismissal of a common law action against his uninsured employer for bad faith denial of his worker's compensation claim. REVERSED AND REMANDED.
Can an injured employee maintain a...
Adams v. Frieden - 8/14/2002
Doris Adams appeals from a summary judgment ruling precluding her personal injury action based on a release of liability. AFFIRMED.
Doris Adams was injured in the pit area of an automobile racetrack and sued Frieden, Inc. and the...
Ramsey v. Coatney - 8/14/2002
Plaintiff, individually and as administrator of the estate of his mother, appeals from the district court ruling granting summary judgment in favor of defendants in the plaintiff's medical negligence action arising from the death of...
Christiansen v. Stephens - 8/14/2002
A plaintiff appeals from the district court's ruling denying a motion for new trial after the jury returned a verdict in her favor. AFFIRMED.
This is an appeal from the district court's ruling denying a motion for new trial in a...
Wal-Mart Stores - 7/31/2002
Employer appeals from a district court ruling on judicial review affirming an award of workers' compensation benefits to its employee. AFFIRMED.
Wal-Mart appeals from a district court ruling on judicial review affirming an award...
Clay v. State - 6/19/2002
Helen Clay appeals from a district court order entering judgment in favor of the State of Iowa on her claim of disability discrimination in violation of the Iowa Civil Rights Act. AFFIRMED.
Helen Clay appeals from a district...
In re Marriage of Edwards - 6/19/2002
The petitioner appeals the property distribution provisions of the parties' dissolution decree. AFFIRMED.
The petitioner, Christine Edwards, appeals the property distribution provisions of the parties' dissolution decree....
Floyd v. Quaker Oats - 6/12/2002
Employer appeals from decision on judicial review applying full-responsibility rule in deciding workers' compensation claim involving a scheduled injury. REVERSED AND REMANDED.
Quaker Oats, the employer of Lyle Floyd, appeals...
DEVOSS v. STATE - 6/12/2002
Jodi A. DeVoss appealed from a district court ruling denying her application for postconviction relief based on a claim of prosecutorial misconduct and a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to cross-examine the...
Comes v. Microsoft Corporation - 6/12/2002
Plaintiffs of a class action antitrust suit appeal from the district court's dismissal of its action arguing the court erred in its interpretation of the Iowa Competition Law. REVERSED AND REMANDED.
A group of computer consumers...
COMES v. MICROSOFT CORP. - 6/12/2002
A group of computer consumers filed suit alleging Microsoft Corporation maintained or used a monopoly in conjunction with its Windows 98 operating system for the purpose of excluding competition or controlling, fixing, or maintaining...
Manke v. Fernandez - 5/31/2002
John Fernandez appeals the judgment entered following a jury trial awarding Nancy Manke damages on her medical malpractice claims against him based on the suicide of Manke's daughter. AFFIRMED.
Dr. John Fernandez appeals the...
Ferguson v. Neiman - 3/27/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Scott Rosenberg, Judge.
William and Dolores Ferguson appeal from the district court's ruling granting the defendant law firm's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict...
Phillips v. Gehrke - 3/27/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Glenn E. Pille, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from the district court ruling granting summary judgment in favor of defendants on her medical malpractice claim. AFFIRMED.
The...
Bowman v. Gronstedt - 3/13/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Richard G. Blane II, Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal from the district court ruling granting the defendants' motions for directed verdict in the plaintiffs' medical malpractice...
Earhart v. State - 3/13/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Robert J. Blink, Judge.
Plaintiff, a student at Iowa State University, appeals from the summary judgment entered in favor of the State in his personal injury action to recover...
Brooks v. Holtz - 3/13/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Delaware County, Lawrence H. Fautsch, Judge.
Appellants appeal from an adverse verdict in a personal injury action. AFFIRMED.
Plaintiffs appeal from a jury verdict in favor of...
Rodgers v. Dittman - 3/13/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, James E. Kelly, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals a jury verdict in defendant's favor on plaintiff's statutory claim to recover for injuries she sustained after being chased by...
Welchans v. United Services Automobile Association - 3/13/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Fremont County, Timothy O'Grady, Judge.
Insurers appeal from a district court declaratory judgment that they are liable to provide underinsured motorist benefits to plaintiff,...
WELCHANS v. UNITED SVCS. AUTO. ASSN. - 3/13/2002
Defendant-appellants, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and Allied Mutual Insurance Company, n/k/a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Allied), appeal from the district court's ruling in this declaratory judgment action,...
Falada v. Trinity Industries - 2/27/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Alan L. Pearson, Judge.
Plaintiff in wrongful death case appeals from summary judgment entered for defendant. REVERSED AND REMANDED.
James Falada was killed when an...
Brown v. Quik Trip Corporation - 2/27/2002
On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Thomas M. Horan, Judge.
Claimant in worker's compensation case appeals from district court judgment affirming the denial of...
BROWN v. QUIK TRIP CORP. - 2/27/2002
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court affirming the workers' compensation commissioner's denial of benefits in a "mental/mental" injury case. We vacate the ruling of the court of appeals, reverse the judgment of the...
Grovijohn v. Virjon - 2/27/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Charles L. Smith, III, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from the district court ruling granting tavern defendant's summary judgment on plaintiff's dramshop action. AFFIRMED. ...
Trulsen v. Otto - 2/20/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Carroll County, Ronald H. Schechtman, Judge.
Shirley Trulsen appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Clair Otto, her landlord, and dismissing her personal...
Perkins v. HEA of Iowa - 2/6/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, John A. Nahra, Judge.
The respondents appeal the district court's ruling on judicial review reversing a workers' compensation commissioner's decision that denied the...
Stroh v. Beane - 2/6/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Fayette County, James L. Beeghly, Judge.
The plaintiff appeals the denial of his motion for new trial after the jury failed to award damages in his personal injury action.
The...
Donahue v. Washington County - 2/6/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Washington County, James Q. Blomgren, Judge.
Plaintiffs Michelle Donahue and Patrick Donahue appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant Washington County. ...
Clark v. Larson - 1/28/2002
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Carl D. Baker, Judge.
On appeal from the district court's order granting summary judgment against them on their medial malpractice action, plaintiffs contend the court erred...
Jordan v. Neff - 12/28/2001
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Douglas R. Russell, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals following trial on her personal injury action in which the jury found the defendant was not negligent in the automobile accident...
Johnson v. Hadenfeldt - 12/28/2001
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Glenn E. Pille, Judge.
Defendants appeal following a trial on the plaintiff's personal injury action in which the jury awarded the plaintiff $126,760.15.
Defendants...
Athey v. Speicher - 12/28/2001
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Todd Geer, Judge.
Dixie Athey appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to Dean Speicher d/b/a Dean's Consignment & Pawn, the shop that sold a BB gun...
Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct v. Sherman - 12/19/2001
On review of the report of the Grievance Commission.
Grievance Commission reports that respondent has committed ethical misconduct and recommends suspension of respondent's license to practice law. LICENSE SUSPENDED.
The...
State v. Bonstetter - 12/19/2001
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Joel E. Swanson, Judge.
Bonstetter appeals from the district court restitution order following his conviction for first-degree fraudulent practice and forgery. AFFIRMED IN...
Shatzer v. Globe American Casualty Co. - 12/19/2001
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Thomas N. Bower, Judge.
Injured driver appeals and his insurance carrier cross-appeals following a trial in which the insured sought to recover underinsured motorist...
Gilbert v. USF Holland - 12/19/2001
On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Robert J. Blink, Judge.
Employer and workers' compensation insurance carrier seek further review of court of appeals decision...
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