Defense Update Topical Index

• Construction Litigation Defenses in Iowa: A Checklist of Contractual and Statutory Defenses – Stephen D. Marso, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2016
• Case Law Update: Contracts/Commercial Law – Mitchell G. Nass, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016

Contributory Negligence / Comparative Fault

• A Case Note on Beyer v. Todd’s Flying Service, Inc.: The Demise of the “Empty Chair Defense” or Essentials for Apportioning Fault of a Released Party – Joseph L. Fitzgibbons, Vol. XIV, No. 4, November 2001
• Case Law Update  – Alex E. Grasso, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017
• Case Note Summary:   What Effect Does or Should Insolvency of Party Have Upon Fault Allocation Under Chapter 668, Spaur v. Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp., 510 N.W.2d 854 (Iowa 1994) – Mark S. Brownlee, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995
• Clarifying Iowa Law on Crashworthiness and Enhances Injury: The Iowa Supreme Court Adopts Sections 16 and 17 of the Restatement (Third) of Products Liability – Richard J. Sapp, John T. Clendenin and Matthew R. Eslick, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2010
• Comparative Fault: “Effect” of Juries Answers Should Not Be Relevant to Their Decision – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. X, No. 2, April 1997
• Crashworthiness and Comparative Fault: An Opportunity to Level the Playing Field for Product Manufacturers – Jason J. O’Rourke, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Fall 2005
• Iowa’s Rescue Doctrine and Comparative Fault: An Open Question and Suggested Answer – Thomas D. Waterman, Vol. XV, No. 2, Spring 2006
• Leveraging the Exceptions: Navigating Iowa’s Collateral Source Rule – Joshua Strief, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2020
• Ransdell v. Huckleberry Entertainment, LLC No. 19–0545 (Iowa Ct. App. September 23, 2020) – Luke Jenson, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020
• Supreme Court Adopts Sections 16 and 17 of the Restatement (Third) of Products Liability – Richard J. Sapp, John T. Clendenin and Matthew R. Eslick, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2010
• Testing the Comparative Negligence Affirmative Defense – Aaron Abbot and Gus von Bolschwing, Vol. XVI, No. 1, March 2002
• The Public Duty Doctrine and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices – Brent Ruther, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• The “Reverse Crashworthiness” Defense: The Case for the “Helmet Defense” in Iowa in the Wake of the Ben Roethlisberger Crash – Kevin M. Rynolds, Vol. XV, No. 3, Spring 2006
• Twelve Years Under Comparative Fault Act – Kenneth L. Ahlers, Jr., Vol. X, No. 3, July 1997
• The Restatement (Third), Duty, Breach of Duty and “Scope of Liability,” Thomas B. Read and Kevin Reynolds, – Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2012
• Understanding the Changing Nature of Walking and Driving – David M. Cades, Ph.D., Robyn S. Brinkerhoff, Ph.D., and Emily Skow, Ph.D., Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2016

Constitutional Law

• Qualified Immunity for Iowa Constitutional Claims – Jenny L. Juehring, Vol. XXV, No. 1, Winter 2023
• Book v. Voma Tire Corp: The Iowa Supreme Court Takes An Expansive View of Personal Jurisdiction in a Product Liability Case – Kevin M. Reynolds and Sarah S. James, Vol. XVII., No. 3, Fall 2015
• J. McIntyre Machinery and Goodyear Dunlop: The US Supreme Court Gives Renewed Vitality to the “No Personal Jurisdiction” Defense – Kevin M. Reynolds and William C. Scales, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Winter 2012

Construction Litigation 

• Case Law Update: Employment and Civil Procedure  – Alex Grasso, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XIX, No. 1, Winter 2017
• Changes to Civil Rule Procedure – Thomas B. Read, Vol. XVII, No. 1, April 2015
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy– Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018
• Ethical Considerations of Indemnity Provisions – Megan Dimitt, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2014
• Expedited Civil Actions: Where We Are and Where We Could Go – Joshua R. Strief, Vol. XIX, No. 3, Summer 2017
• Highlights of the New Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure: What Civil Practitioners Should Know – Thomas D. Waterman, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2009
• How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? Expedited Civil Actions in Iowa – A Defense Perspective – Stephen E. Doohen and Siobhan Briley, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Iowa Business Court Rule Amendment Provides a Process to Get Unwilling Participants into Business Court – Susan M. Hess, Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2019
• Montana Court Rules Ensure Litigation Guidelines are Unethical – Vol. XIII, No. 3, July 2000
• Proper Objections to Written Discovery – Kevin M. Reynolds and Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2017
• Proposed New Case Scheduling Rules: A Potential Pitfall for the Successful Defense Attorney – Amanda Richards, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2020
• Proposed Supreme Court Rules – Martha L. Shaff, Vol. XVI, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2007
• Supreme Court Rules on Doctor Deposition Fees – David A. McNeill, Vol. VII, No. 2, April 1994
• The Times They are a “Changin” – John Heggen, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2009
• Venue, Forum Shopping and the Case of the Split County – Brent Ruther, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017

COVID–19

• 50 Post COVID Business Development Tips to Remain Engaged in Your Law Practice – Frank Ramos, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Summer 2021 

Cybersecurity

• Ethical Considerations for Cybersecurity – Robert Kirtley, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2016
• Fraudsters Also Work From Home – John Lande, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2020
• Legal Ethics and Cyber Security: Preserving the Attorney–Client Privilege in the Technology Age – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018

Damages

• A 10–Year View of the Restatement (Third) of Torts, Liability for Physical or Emotional Harm in Iowa – Kevin M. Reynolds and Clark Butler, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring2020
• Allocation of Damages in Structured Settlements – William L. Neff, Vol. XI, No. 2, April 1998
• Application for Collateral Source Rule to Medicare Adjustments –    Michael W. Ellwanger, Vol. XI, No. 2, April 1998
• Becerra–Shaffer, et. Al. v. Central Iowa Hospital Corporation, No. 19–0273 (Iowa Ct. App., September 23, 2020) – Luke Jenson, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020
• Case Law Update: Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Case Law Update: North Star Mutual Insurance v. Lipps, 2022 WL 4131700 (N.D. Iowa 2022)  – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No 4, Fall 2022
• Case Note: Appellate Remission of Punitive Damages, Ezzone v. Riccardi, 525 N.W.2d 388 (Iowa 1994) – Jacki K. Samuelson, Vol. VIII, No. 2, April 1995
• Case Note: Greenwood v. Mitchell – Lyle Dittmers, Vol. XIV, No. 2, April 2001
• Case Note: Iowa Supreme Court Offers Up Dueling Standards for the Discovery of Medical Records – Ryan Koopmans, Vol. XVII, No. 1, April 2015
• Case Note Summary: Wilson v. IBP, Inc. – Kermit B. Anderson, Vol. X, No. 3, July 1997
• Cellular Phones and Punitive Damages – Ted Wallace, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Fall 2011 
• Defense Techniques for Arguing Damages – Kevin M. Reynolds and Ricard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018 
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy– Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018
• Disability Discrimination Claims and Effective Mitigating Measure – Douglas Phillips, Vol. XIII, No. 3, July 1999
• Economic Loss Doctrine Clarified – Michael W. Ellwanger, Vol. XII, No. 2, April 1999
• Emotional Distress Damages: The Changing Role of the Expert Witness – Frank Harty, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2009
• Enhanced Injury: Expansion of Hillrichs – Thomas M. Zurek, Vol. VII, No. 2, April 1994
• Exceptions to the Collateral Source Rule of Evidence in Personal Injury Cases – John C. Gray, Vol. XIII, No. 1, January 1999
• Exceptions to the Economic Loss Rule Post Annett Holdings, Inc. v. Kum & Go, LC – Carol J. Kirkley, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Fall 2011
• Floyd County Mutual Insurance Association on behalf of McGregor v. CNH Industrial America LLC, 18 F.4th 1024 (8th Cir. 2021) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022
• IDCA Legislative Update – Brad Epperly, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2017 
• IDCA President’s Letter – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XX, No. 3, Summer 2018 
• In The Pipeline: Punitives, Again – Kermit B. Anderson, Vol. VII, No. 3, July 1994
• Iowa’s Economic Loss Rule:  An Overview and Discussion of the Professional Negligence Exception – Frederic C. Hayer, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Summer 2022
• Leveraging the Exceptions: Navigating Iowa’s Collateral Source Rule – Joshua Strief, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2020
• Miranda v. Said – A Small Window for Emotional Distress Damages in Legal Malpractice Actions – Josh McIntyre, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2014
• Mitigation Revisited – Bruce L. Walker, Vol. XVI, No. 1, February 2003
• New Assistance for Defending Punitive Damage Claims in Iowa: The “Marching Orders” of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell – Thomas D. Waterman, Vol. XVI, No. 3, September 2003
• Post–Traumatic Stress Disorder as a Compensable Injury: How Iowa Courts Should Limit Recovery of Damages in Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Cases – Tara Lawrence, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2009
• Punitive Damages in Iowa after Phillip Morris USA v. Williams and the Campbell Guideposts – Thomas D. Waterman, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Summer/Fall 2007
• Recent Changes to the Iowa Medical Malpractice Law – Christine L. Conover and Jared Knight, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017
• Remittitur and Additur in Iowa: Recent Developments – Michael W. Ellwanger, Vol. IX, No. 4, October 1996
• Some “Unique” Defenses Applicable to Punitive Damage Claims in Iowa – Kevin M. Reynolds and Nicholas O. Cooper, Vol. XV, No. 3, Summer 2006
• The Restatement (Third), Duty, Breach of Duty and “Scope of Liability,” Thomas B. Read and Kevin Reynolds, – Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2012
• Utilizing Forensic Chiropractic Examiner in Bodily Injury Litigation – Dr. Scott D. Misek, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• What Iowa Defense Attorneys Need to Know about Medical Malpractice Tort Reform and its Potential Impacts on Hospitals, Sarah T. Oberg Ramirez, Vol. XXV, No. 2, Spring 2023
• While Many Legislative Updates Were Seen in 2021, Tort Reform Remains – Brad C. Epperly, Vol. XXIV, No. 1., Winter 2022 
• Who Pays the Tax? Common Issues with Credits and Contribution Involving Dram Shop Claims – Josh Strief and Jon Vasey, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, Fall 2021 

Daubert Rule

• IOWA DAUBERT REVIEW:  How Rule 702 and Daubert Can be the “Silver Bullet” to Win Your Next Case – Kevin Reynolds, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 2021 

Defamation

• How to Defend Commercial Defamation Claims for an Advertiser – Bruce L. Walker, Vol. XIV, No. 2, April 2001
• Iowa Defamation Law: Recent Developments with a Refresher Course – Thomas B. Read, Vol. XVII, No. 1, Winter 2008

Depositions     

• Dealing with the Reptile Safety Rule Attack: A Neurocognitive Analysis and Solution – Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D., Vol. XXIII No. 2, Spring 2021 
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy– Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018
• Deposing the Head Injury Claimant – Steven B. Bisbing, Vol. VIII, No. 4, October 1995
• Experts’ Deposition Fee Per Rule 125(f) – Mark S. Brownlee, Vol. XI, No. 4, October 1998
• IOWA DAUBERT REVIEW:  How Rule 702 and Daubert Can be the “Silver Bullet” to Win Your Next Case – Kevin Reynolds, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 2021
• Legal Ethics and Cyber Security: Preserving the Attorney–Client Privilege in the Technology Age – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018
• Preventing Nuclear Settlements at Deposition: The Role of Cognitive Fatigue on Witness Performance – Bill Kanasky, Ph.D. and John Nunnally, Esq., Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022 
• Supreme Court Rules on Doctor Deposition Fees – David A. McNeill, Vol. VII, No. 2, April 1994

Derivative Actions

• Derivative Shareholder Actions: A Start – Bruce L. Walker and Andrew B. Chapell, Vol. XIII, No. 2, April 2000

Discovery

• Case Law Update: Employment and Civil Procedure  – Alex Grasso, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016 
• Case Law Update – Stephanie A. Koltookian, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018
• Case Note: Iowa Supreme Court Offers Up Dueling Standards for the Discovery of Medical Records – Ryan Koopmans, Vol. XVII, No. 1, April 2015
• Case Note: Recent Eighth Circuit Case Helpful to Defendants on Discovery, Evidentiary and Daubert Issues – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Summer/Fall 2007 
• Defense Techniques for Arguing Damages – Kevin M. Reynolds and Ricard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy– Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018
• Discovery of Surveillance Materials in Iowa Workers’ Compensation Contested Cases: A Novel Challenge to Current Work Product Privilege Rules – Michael L. Mock, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Fall 2012
• Electronic Discovery: Cooperation in Discovery is Consistent with Zealous Advocacy – David H. Luginbill and Amanda G. Wachuta, Vol. XVIII, No. 4, Fall 2009
• Examining Privileged Log Descriptions in Federal Litigation – Thomas M. Cunningham, Vol. XVI, No. 3, September 2003
• Hiding the Medicine Ball – Protecting the Defendant’s Right to an Unrestricted Patient’s Waiver, Jon A. Vasey, Spencer O. Vasey, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020
• How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? Expedited Civil Actions in Iowa – A Defense Perspective – Stephen E. Doohen and Siobhan Briley, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• IMEs and Justice for All: City of Davenport v. Newcomb, Jessica L. Fiocchi, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2012
• Iowa Supreme Court Adopts E–Discovery Amendments to Rules of Civil Procedure – Michael W. Thrall, Vol. XVII, No. 1, Winter 2008
• Legal Ethics and Cyber Security: Preserving the Attorney–Client Privilege in the Technology Age – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018
• New Federal Rules Addressing Electronic Discovery – Michael W. Thrall, Vol. XV, No. 4, Fall 2006
• Next Time Forget the IME – Brian C. Ivers, Vol. XII, No. 2, April 1999
• Obtaining Healthcare Information: New Procedures – Mark S. Brownlee, Vol. XII, No. 2, April 1999 
• Preventing Nuclear Settlements at Deposition: The Role of Cognitive Fatigue on Witness Performance – Bill Kanasky, Ph.D. and John Nunnally, Esq., Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022
• Proper Objections to Written Discovery – Kevin M. Reynolds and Zachary J. Jermsen, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2017
• Protecting Your Client from “Smoking Guns” in the Twenty–First Century E–mail Correspondence: Why “Delete” Doesn’t Mean “Delete” – Matthew Haindfield, Vol. XIII, No. 3, July 2000
• Reiff v. Evans: Garnering Support for the Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney–Client Privilege – Nathan Clark, Vol. XV, No. 3, Autumn 2002
• Responding to Discovery Requests Regarding Surveillance – Angela A. Swanson, Vol. X, No. 1, January 1997
• Section 228.9, Code of Iowa: A Roadblock to Fundamental Justice – Patrick L. Woodward, Vo. XI, No. 3, July 1998
• Selected Pretrial Procedures in First Party Bad Faith Actions – Patrick L. Woodward, Vol. X, No. 3, July 1997
• The Law of Higher Education: A Discovery Primer for Defense Counsel – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XVII., No. 3, Fall 2015
• The HIPPA Privacy Rule: How to Obtain Medical Records after April 14, 2003 – Diane Kutzko, Vol. XVI, No. 1, February 2003
  
• Understanding the Changing Nature of Walking and Driving – David M. Cades, Ph.D., Robyn S. Brinkerhoff, Ph.D., and Emily Skow, Ph.D., Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2016

Dismissal – with or without prejudice

• Case Law Update: Victoriano v. City of Waterloo, 984 N.W.2d 178 (Iowa 2023) – Ben Patterson, Vol. XXV, No. 1, Winter 2023

DRAM Shop Actions

• Case Law Updates: Hollingshead v. DC Misfits, LLC, 18 – 1225 (Iowa January 17, 2020) – Frank M. Swanson, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2020
• Case Law Update – Stephanie A. Koltookian, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018
• Morris v. Legends Fieldhouse Bar and Grill., 958 NW 2nd 817 (Iowa 2021) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Summer 2021
• Pangburn v. Rookies, Inc., No. 20–1353, WL4890988 (Iowa Ct. App. October 20, 2021) – Spencer O. Vasey, Vol. XXIV, No. 1., Winter 2022
• Who Pays the Tax? Common Issues with Credits and Contribution Involving Dram Shop Claims – Josh Strief and Jon Vasey, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, Fall 2021 

Drug Testing

• The Use and Misuse of Drug Test Results – Ted W. Simon, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019 

Economic Loss Doctrine

• Floyd County Mutual Insurance Association on behalf of McGregor v. CNH Industrial America LLC, 18 F.4th 1024 (8th Cir. 2021) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022
• Iowa’s Economic Loss Rule:  An Overview and Discussion of the Professional Negligence Exception – Frederic C. Hayer, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Summer 2022

Education Law / Educational Institutions

• Case Law Update – Alex Barnett, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• The Law of Higher Education: A Discovery Primer for Defense Counsel – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XVII., No. 3, Fall 2015

Electronic Document Management System – EDMS

• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence  – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XIX, No. 1, Winter 2017

E–mail / Internet / Technology

• Complying with the (Not So) New Duty of Competency in Technology  – Josh McIntyre, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: A New Tool for Employers – Frank Harty, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Fall 2008
• Electronic Discovery: Cooperation in Discovery is Consistent with Zealous Advocacy – David H. Luginbill and Amanda G. Wachuta, Vol. XVIII, No. 4, Fall 2009
• Ethical Considerations for Cybersecurity – Robert Kirtley, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2016
• Fraudsters Also Work From Home – John Lande, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2020
• Iowa Supreme Court Adopts E–Discovery Amendments to Rules of Civil Procedure – Michael W. Thrall, Vol. XVII, No. 1, Winter 2008
• Legal Ethics and Cyber Security: Preserving the Attorney–Client Privilege in the Technology Age – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018
• Message from the President: Cell Phones and E–mail Usage by Lawyers, Vol. XIV, No. 2, April 2001
• New Federal Rules Addressing Electronic Discovery – Michael W. Thrall, Vol. XV, No. 4, Fall 2006
• Protecting Your Client from “Smoking Guns” in the Twenty–first Century E–mail Correspondence: Why “Delete” Doesn’t Mean “Delete” – Matthew Haindfield, Vol. XIII, No. 3, July 2000
• The Effective Use of PowerPoint or Corel Presentations during Opening Statement and Closing Argument – Kevin M. Reynolds and Nicholas S. J. Olivencia, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2009
• Understanding the Changing Nature of Walking and Driving – David M. Cades, Ph.D., Robyn S. Brinkerhoff, Ph.D., and Emily Skow, Ph.D., Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2016

Emotional Distress Claims

• A 10–Year View of the Restatement (Third) of Torts, Liability for Physical or Emotional Harm in Iowa – Kevin M. Reynolds and Clark Butler, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring2020
• Becerra–Shaffer, et. Al. v. Central Iowa Hospital Corporation, No. 19–0273 (Iowa Ct. App., September 23, 2020), Luke Jenson, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020
• Defending against Emotional Distress Claims Based Upon Fear of Blood Disease – Kerry Finley, Vol. XI, No. 3, July 1998
• Emotional Distress Damages: The Changing Role of the Expert Witness – Frank Harty, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2009
• Miranda v. Said – A Small Window for Emotional Distress Damages in Legal Malpractice Actions – Josh McIntyre, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2014
• Tort Recovery for Emotional Distress – Mark S. Brownlee, Vol. IX, No. 1, January 1996
  

Employment Law

• Incompetence, Unfitness, or Dangerous Characteristics: An Overview of Negligent Employment Claims and Defending Direct Negligence Claims Against Employers – Zach A. Martin, Vol. XXIV, No 4, Fall 202
• An Update on the Iowa Tort Claims Act – Jones v. the University of Iowa – Carol J. Kirkley, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2014
• Are Physician Non–Compete Agreements under Attack in Iowa? – Benjamin P. Roach, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2009
• Case Law Update – Katherine Anderegg, Vol. XXI, No. 4, Fall 2019 
• Case Law Update – Alex Barnett, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• Case Law Update: Employment and Civil Procedure  – Alex Grasso, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Law Update: Valdez v. West Des Moines Community Schools et. al., 992 N.W.2d 613 (Iowa 2023) - Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023
• ERISA Preemption Overview and Update – Kevin Caster, Vol. XIII, No. 4, October 2000
• IMEs and Justice for All: City of Davenport v. Newcomb, Jessica L. Fiocchi, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2012
• Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Negligent Discharge Claim – Frank Harty, Vol. IX, No. 4, October 1996
• Koeppel v. Speirs, 2011 WL 6543059 (Iowa 2011) (December 23, 2011) – Stephanie Legislador, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Winter 2012
• Litigation Privilege in Iowa Employment Cases – Frank Harty, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2014
• Offer of Judgment: A Hedge against the Employment Discrimination Claim – Eric F. Turner, Vol. IX, No. 3, July 1996
• POWADA: A Gross Overreaction – Frank Harty and Debra Hulett, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2012
• Special Verdict Forms in Employment Discrimination Claims – Frank Harty, Vol. XV, No. 3, Summer 2006
• The Interplay between the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and Workers’ Referral Compensation – Diane M. Reinsch, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2003
• Thoughts on Defense of the Employment Claim – Mark L. Zaiger, Vol. XVI, No. 3, September 2003

Employment Law - Child Labor

• New Child Labor Law Signals Changes for Employers - Katie Ervin Carlson & Josh Hughes, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023

Employment Law - Religous Institutions - Ministerial Exception

• Bass v. Congregation Chemed of Nitra, et. al. - Nick Peterson, Vol. XXVI, No. 1, Winter 2024

Employment Law - Sexual Harassment Training Child Labor

• New Child Labor Law Signals Changes for Employers - Katie Ervin Carlson & Josh Hughes, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023

Environmental Law

• Case Law Update: Uhler v. The Graham Group, Inc., 992 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2023) - Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023
• Insurance Coverage Issues in Pollution Claims – Robert V.P. Waterman, Jr., Thomas D. Waterman and John D. Telleen, Vol. VIII, No. 4, October 1995
• Toxic Mold – Noel McKibben, Vol. XV, No. 1, March 2002

ERISA

• ERISA Preemption Overview and Update – Kevin Castor, Vol. XIII, No. 4, October 2000

Ethics

• Complying with the (Not So) New Duty of Competency in Technology  – Josh McIntyre, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Conflicts of Interest: Staying Out of Hot Water – Jason O’Rourke, Vol. XXIV, No. 1., Winter 2022 
• Marketing 101: What You Need to Know About Proposed Amendments to the Rules on Lawyer Advertising – Josh McIntyre, Vol. XXI, No. 4, Fall 2019
• Your License and Registration Please: Multi–Jurisdictional Law Practice and Questioning Your Right to Cross State Lines – Todd Scott, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Summer 2021 

Evidence

• Admissibility of Pre–Adjusted vs. Post–Adjusted Medicaid/Medicare Bills – Marion Beatty, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2003
• Bailey v. Davis & Mondelez Global, LLC, No. 20–1717 (November 2, 2021) – Spencer O. Vasey, Vol. XXIV, No. 1., Winter 2022
• Case Law Update – Alex Barnett, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• Case Law Update – Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Case Law Update: Employment and Civil Procedure  – Alex Grasso, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Note: Recent Eighth Circuit Case Helpful to Defendants on Discovery, Evidentiary and Daubert Issues – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Summer/Fall 2007
• Case Law Update: State of Iowa v. Dewayne Michael Veverka, 19–0603 (January 31, 2020) (residual hearsay exception) – Spencer Vasey, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2020
• Daubert Revisited: The Gatekeeper Role of the Iowa District Court for the Admissibility of Expert Testimony after Ranes v. Adams Laboratories, Inc. – Thomas D. Waterman, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2010 
• Defense Techniques for Arguing Damages – Kevin M. Reynolds and Ricard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy– Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018
• Dumont v. Quincy Place Holdings, LLC, 2021 WL 4593184 (Iowa Ct. App. October 6, 2021) – Luke Jenson, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, Fall 2021 
• Evidence in Arbitration: The Evils of Hearsay, Gossip and Backbiting – David J. Blair, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Spring 2008
• Holmes v. Pomeroy, No. 19–1162 (May 7, 2021), – Spencer Vasey, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2021 
• Holmes v. Pomeroy, No. 19–1162 (Iowa Ct. App., September 23, 2020) – Luke Jenson, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020
  
• Ransdell v. Huckleberry Entertainment, LLC No. 19–0545 (Iowa Ct. App. September 23, 2020) – Luke Jenson, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020
• How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? Expedited Civil Actions in Iowa – A Defense Perspective – Stephen E. Doohen and Siobhan Briley, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Important Iowa Case on Subsequent Remedial Measures – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2010
• IOWA DAUBERT REVIEW:  How Rule 702 and Daubert Can be the “Silver Bullet” to Win Your Next Case – Kevin Reynolds, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 2021 
• Kindig v. Newman, No. 20–0028, 2021 WL 1904685 (Iowa Ct. App. 2021) (Iowa R. Evid. 5.405 Character Evidence – violent character self–defense) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Summer 2021 
• Leveraging the Exceptions: Navigating Iowa’s Collateral Source Rule – Joshua Strief, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2020
• McIntosh v. Best Western Steeplegate Inn: Rule 407, Subsequent Remedial Measures – Vol. X, No. 1, January 1997
• Ransdell v. Huckleberry Entertainment, LLC No. 19–0545 (Iowa Ct. App. September 23, 2020), Luke Jenson, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020
• The Curious Case of Differing Literary Emphasis: The Contract Between the Use of Scientific Publication at Pretrial Daubert Hearings and at Trial – Ronald Carlson, Vol. XIX, No. 3, Summer 2017
• The Impact of Iowa Insurance Institute v. The Core Group of the Iowa Association for Justice in Workers’ Compensation Cases – Joseph A. Happe and Sarah K. Franklin, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Summer 2015 
• Treating Doctors and Daubert: Their Time has Come – Thomas H. Walton, Vol. XVI, No. 4, November 2014
  

Expert Witnesses

• An Update on Iowa’s Certificate of Merit Statute – Austin R. Lenz, Vol. XXIII No. 2, Spring 2021
• Case Law Update: Employment and Civil Procedure  – Alex Grasso, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Note: Recent Eighth Circuit Case Helpful to Defendants on Discovery, Evidentiary and Daubert Issues – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Summer/Fall 2007
• Case Law Update: State of Iowa v. Dewayne Michael Veverka, 19–0603 (January 31, 2020) (residual hearsay exception) – Spencer Vasey, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2020
• Daubert Revisited: The Gatekeeper Role of the Iowa District Court for the Admissibility of Expert Testimony after Ranes v. Adams Laboratories, Inc. – Thomas D. Waterman, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2010
• Emotional Distress Damages: The Changing Role of the Expert Witness – Frank Harty, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2009
• Experts’ Deposition Fee Per Rule 125(f) – Mark S. Brownlee, Vol. XI, No. 4, October 1998
• Expert Witness Designations and Defense Strategy in Iowa Courts – Kevin M. Reynolds and Tara B. Lawrence, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Spring 2008
• IMEs and Justice for All: City of Davenport v. Newcomb, Jessica L. Fiocchi, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2012
• IOWA DAUBERT REVIEW:  How Rule 702 and Daubert Can be the “Silver Bullet” to Win Your Next Case – Kevin Reynolds, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 2021
• Medical Misconduct and Respondeat Superior: A Glimpse at the Frontier – Frank Harty, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Summer 2015
• Mengwasser v. Comito, 970 N.W.2d 875 (Iowa 2022) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022 
• Next Time Forget the IME  – Patrick L. Woodward, Vol. XII, No. 2, April 1999
• Paradise Lost, Part I: The Experts’ Fall from Mastery to Specialization – Russell D. Melton, Vol. XIII, No. 3, July 2000
• Paradise Lost, Part II – Russell D. Melton, Vol. XIII, No. 4, October 2000
• Preventing Nuclear Settlements at Deposition: The Role of Cognitive Fatigue on Witness Performance – Bill Kanasky, Ph.D. and John Nunnally, Esq., Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022
• Recent Changes to the Iowa Medical Malpractice Law– Christine L. Conover and Jared Knight, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017
• Standards for the Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony in Iowa – Kevin M. Reynolds and John H. Moorlach, Vol. XV, No. 4, Fall 2006
• The Bell Cannot be Unrung: Ask Not Against Whom It Tolls – David Hammer and Angela Simon, Vol. VII, No. 1, January 1994
• The Curious Case of Differing Literary Emphasis: The Contract Between the Use of Scientific Publication at Pretrial Daubert Hearings and at Trial – Ronald Carlson, Vol. XIX, No. 3, Summer 2017
• The Use and Misuse of Drug Test Results – Ted W. Simon, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• Treating Doctors and Daubert: Their Time has Come – Thomas H. Walton, Vol. XVI, No. 4, November 2014
• Utilizing Forensic Chiropractic Examiner in Bodily Injury Litigation – Dr. Scott D. Misek, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• Well–Reasoned Opinion Excluding Expert Testimony and Dismissing Iowa Case Affirmed by Eighth Circuit under Daubert – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Summer 2008 

Fair Labor Standards Act

• New Child Labor Law Signals Changes for Employers - Katie Ervin Carlson & Josh Hughes, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023

Family Medical Leave Act

• The Interplay between the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and Worker’s Compensation – Diane Reinsch, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2003

Fiduciary Duty

• Defense Claims for Breach of Fiduciary Duty – Bruce L. Walker, Vol. XIV, No. 4, November 2001

From the Bench

• From the Bench: Interview with Chief Judge Arthur E. Gamble, 5th Judicial District – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVII, No. 1, Winter 2008
• From the Bench: Interview with Chief Judge Duane E. Hoffmeyer, 3rd Judicial District – Kevin M. Reynolds and Tara B. Lawrence, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Summer 2008
• Issues Confronting the Iowa District Court – Hon. Bobbi M. Alpers, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Summer/Fall 2007
  

Health Care

• Case Law Update – Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018 
• Iowa Health Reform Council: Summary of the Process and Recommendations – Cynthia C. Moser, Vol. VII, No. 2, April 1994
• Medicare’s Interest in Your Settlement – Donald G. Fernstrom and Aaron P. Frederickson, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2010
• Medicare’s New Rules for 2010 – Andrew T. Tice, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2010
• While Many Legislative Updates Were Seen in 2021, Tort Reform Remains – Brad C. Epperly, Vol. XXIV, No. 1., Winter 2022
• What Iowa Defense Attorneys Need to Know about Medical Malpractice Tort Reform and its Potential Impacts on Hospitals - Sarah T. Oberg Ramirez, Vol. XXV, No. 2, Spring 2023

Health Care (Apparent Agency of Independent Contractors)

• What Iowa Defense Attorneys Need to Know about Medical Malpractice Tort Reform and its Potential Impacts on Hospitals - Sarah T. Oberg Ramirez, Vol. XXV, No. 2, Spring 2023

Health Examinations / Health Records

• Can I Get an Examination Over Here? – Peter Sand, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2009 
• Case Law Update – Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Case Note: Iowa Supreme Court Offers Up Dueling Standards for the Discovery of Medical Records – Ryan Koopmans, Vol. XVII, No. 1, April 2015
• Help or Hindrance: Protecting Psychological Testing Materials in Iowa – Gretchen Kraemer, Vol. XV, No. 1, Winter 2006
• Hiding the Medicine Ball – Protecting the Defendant’s Right to an Unrestricted Patient’s Waiver, Jon A. Vasey, Spencer O. Vasey, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020
• Rule 35 Exams in Sexual Harassment Cases – Deborah M. Tharnish, Vol. XVI, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2007
• The Iowa Supreme Court and Privacy of Mental Health Records – Frank Harty, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2009
• The Law of Higher Education: A Discovery Primer for Defense Counsel – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XVII., No. 3, Fall 2015
• Utilizing Forensic Chiropractic Examiner in Bodily Injury Litigation – Dr. Scott D. Misek, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019 

Informed Consent

• Case Law Update – Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
  

Injury / Medical

• A Primer for Post–Traumatic Fibromyalgia Claims – Patrick L. Woodward, Vol. XIV, No. 3, July 2001 
• Case Law Update – Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Case Note: Iowa Supreme Court Offers Up Dueling Standards for the Discovery of Medical Records – Ryan Koopmans, Vol. XVII, No. 1, April 2015
• Post–Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Statute of Limitations – Michael W. Ellwanger, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2009
• Post–Traumatic Stress Disorder as a Compensable Injury: How Iowa Courts Should Limit Recovery of Damages in Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation Cases – Tara Lawrence, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2009
• Treating Doctors and Daubert: Their Time has Come – Thomas H. Walton, Vol. XVI, No. 4, November 2014 
• Utilizing Forensic Chiropractic Examiner in Bodily Injury Litigation – Dr. Scott D. Misek, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019 
  

Insurance (Generally)

• Current Status of Intentional Act Exclusion: A Case Note on American Family Mutual Ins. Co. v. DeGroot, 543 N.W.2d 870 (Iowa 1996) – John Grier, Vol. IX, No. 3, July 1996
• DRAM Shop Rules Change, Vol. XIV, No. 4, November 2014
• Insurance Coverage Issues in Pollution Claims – Robert V.P. Waterman, Jr., Thomas D. Waterman and John D. Telleen, Vol. VIII, No. 4, October 1995
• Insured’s Status of a Family Member – Mark S. Brownlee, Vol. XIV, No. 2, April 2001
• Langwith v. American National General Ins. Co. – An Update, Benjamin J. Patterson, Vol. XIV, No. 4, November 2014
• Revising Pepper v. Star Equipment: Family Member Exclusion Prevents “Fault Siphoning” or Recovery from Bankrupt Driver – Jeff W. Wright, Vol. XV, No. 1, March 2002
• Ten Ways to Save Money on Legal Fees – Kevin M. Kuimley, Vol. VII, No. 3, July 1994 
• The Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance: A Restatement That Wasn’t – Richard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, No. 3, Summer 2018 
• View from the “Inside” – Michele Hoyne, Vol. XIX, No. 1, Winter 2017

Insurance Coverage / Exclusions

• Advertising Injury – Noel K. McKibben, Vol. XIV, No. 3, July 2001
• Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Sand Livestock Systems: The Absolute Pollution Exclusion and the Reasonable Expectations Doctrine – Thomas D. Waterman and Benjamin J. Patterson, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Fall 2008
• Case Law Update: Contracts/Commercial Law – Mitchell G. Nass, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Law Update – Ryan Stefani, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Summer 2016
• Current Status of Intentional Act Exclusion: A Case Note on American Family Mutual Ins. Co. v. Degroot, 543 N.W.2d 870 (Iowa 1996) – John Grier, Vol. IX, No. 3, July 1996
• DRAM Shop Rules Change, Vol. XIV, No. 4, November 2014
• Insurance Coverage Issues in Pollution Claims – Robert V.P. Waterman, Jr., Thomas D. Waterman and John D. Telleen, Vol. VIII, No. 4, October 1995
• Revisiting Pepper v. Star Equipment: Family Member Exclusion Prevents “Fault Siphoning” or Recovery from Bankrupt Driver – Jeff W. Wright, Vol. XV, No. 1, March 2002 
• The Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance: A Restatement That Wasn’t – Richard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, No. 3, Summer 2018
  

Insurance Defense / Claims

• Case Law Update: North Star Mutual Insurance v. Lipps, 2022 WL 4131700 (N.D. Iowa 2022)  – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No 4, Fall 2022
  
• A Case Note Summary on Employers Mutual v. CRTV: Iowa Supreme Court Decision Makes It More Difficult and Dangerous for a Liability Carrier to Decline to Defend Its Insured – William H. Roemerman, Vol. IX, No. 4, October 1996
• Are Insurance Companies Obligated to Protect Other Insurance Companies?: An Unsettled Issue in Iowa’s Subrogation Law – Lori K. Geadelmann, Vol. VIII, No. 3, July 1995
• Cutting Costs by Taking Risks – Edwin Green, Vol. XI, No. 3, July 1998
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy– Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018
• IDCA Statement Regarding “Insurance Guidelines” Ethics Opinion – Vol. XIII, No. 2, April 2000
• Insured Status of a Family Member – Mark S. Brownlee, Vol. XIV, No. 4, April 2001
• Medical Misconduct and Respondeat Superior: A Glimpse at the Frontier – Frank Harty, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Summer 2015
• Montana Court Rules Ensure Litigation Guidelines are Unethical – Vol. XIII, No. 3, July 2000
• Revisiting Pepper v. Star Equipment: Family Member Exclusion Prevents “Fault Syphoning” or Recovery from Bankrupt Driver – Jeff W. Wright, Vol. XV, No. 1, March 2002
• Ten Ways to Save Money on Legal Fees – Kevin M. Quinley, Vol. VII, No. 3, July 1994 
• The Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance: A Restatement That Wasn’t – Richard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, No. 3, Summer 2018 
• Third–Party Audits – John T. McCoy, Vol. XII, No. 1, January 1999
• Tripartite Relationship: ALI Alert – John T. McCoy, Vol. X, No. 4, October 1997

Insurance / Sureties

• National Surety Corp. v. Westlake Investments: On the Road to Right Reasoning – Richard J. Kirschman, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2016
• Overview of Public Bonding in Iowa (Iowa Code Chapter 573) – Drew Gentsch and Danya Keller, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2016

Intellectual Property

• Advertising Injury – Noel K. McKibben, Vol. XIV, No. 3, July 2001
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: A New Tool for Employers – Frank Harty, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Fall 2008
  

Invasion of Privacy

• Koeppel v. Speirs, 2011 WL 6543059 (Iowa 2011) (December 23, 2011) – Stephanie Legislador, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Winter 2012
  

Iowa Civil Rights Act

• Case Note: Individual Liability Under Civil Rights Act – Kermit B. Anderson, Vol. XIII, No. 4, October 1999 
• Case Law Update – Alex Barnett, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• Case Law Update: Valdez v. West Des Moines Community Schools et. al., 992 N.W.2d 613 (Iowa 2023) - Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023
• New Child Labor Law Signals Changes for Employers - Katie Ervin Carlson & Josh Hughes, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023
• Proof Standards under the Iowa Civil Rights Act: A Gross Oversight? – Frank Harty and Debra Hulett, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2010

Iowa Civil Rights Act - Individual Liability (Supervisor)

• Case Law Update: Valdez v. West Des Moines Community Schools et. al., 992 N.W.2d 613 (Iowa 2023) - Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023

Iowa Code Chapter 92

• New Child Labor Law Signals Changes for Employers - Katie Ervin Carlson & Josh Hughes, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023

Iowa Code Chapter 515

• Case Law Update: North Star Mutual Insurance v. Lipps, 2022 WL 4131700 (N.D. Iowa 2022)  – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No 4, Fall 2022

Iowa Code §85.20

• Case Law Update: Estate of Zdroik v. Ostrowski, 997 N.W.2d 158 (Iowa App. 2023) – Zack Martin, Vol. XXV, No. 4, Fall 2023

Iowa Code §147.140 – Certificate of Merit

• An Update on Iowa’s Certificate of Merit Statute – Austin R. Lenz, Vol. XXIII No. 2, Spring 2021
• Case Law Update: Est. of Butterfield by Butterfield v. Chautauqua Guest Home, Inc., 987 N.W.2d 834 (Iowa 2023) - Zack A. Martin, Vol. XXV, No. 2, Spring 2023
• Case Law Update: Estate of Farhmann by Farhmamm v. ABCM Corp., 2023 WL 8853037 (Iowa 2023) - Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXVI, No. 1, Winter 2024
• Case Law Update: Jackson v. Catholic Health Initiatives, Inc., 997 N.W.2d 159 (Iowa App. 2023) – Zack Martin, Vol. XXV, No. 4, Fall 2023
• Case Law Update: Kirlin v. Monaster, 984 N.W.2d 412 (Iowa 2023) - Zack A. Martin, Vol. XXV, No. 2, Spring 2023
• Struck v. Mercy Health Services – Iowa Corp., 973 N.W.2d 533 (Iowa 2022), Vol. XXIV, No. 3, Summer 2022 

Iowa Code §216.16

• Case Law Update: Valdez v. West Des Moines Community Schools et. al., 992 N.W.2d 613 (Iowa 2023) - Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023

Iowa Code §321.493

• Jones v. Glenwood Golf. Corp., No. 20–0303 (Iowa March 12, 2021), – Spencer Vasey, Vol. XXIII No. 2, Spring 2021 

Iowa Code §670.4A

• Case Law Update: Victoriano v. City of Waterloo, 984 N.W.2d 178 (Iowa 2023) – Ben Patterson, Vol. XXV, No. 1, Winter 2023

• Qualified Immunity for Iowa Constitutional Claims - Jenny L. Juehring, Vol. XXV, No. 1, Winter 2023

Iowa Code §622.10

• Hiding the Medicine Ball – Protecting the Defendant’s Right to an Unrestricted Patient’s Waiver, Jon A. Vasey, Spencer O. Vasey, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020 

Iowa Code §85.34(2)(n)

• Iowa Supreme Court Give “Shoulder” A Functional Definition Under Iowa Code Section 85.34(2)(N), – Troy A. Howell, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022

Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.943

• Case Law Update: Kirlin v. Monaster, 984 N.W.2d 412 (Iowa 2023) - Zack A. Martin, Vol. XXV, No. 2, Spring 2023
• Case Law Update: Ronnfeldt v. Shelby County, 948 N.W.2d (Iowa 2023) – Ben Patterson, Vol. XXV, No. 1, Winter 2023

Iowa R. Civ. P. 1500(2)

• Mengwasser v. Comito, 970 N.W.2d 875 (Iowa 2022) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022  

Iowa Tort Claims Act

• An Update on the Iowa Tort Claims Act – Jones v. the University of Iowa – Carol J. Kirkley, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2014
• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016 (Exhaustion of administrative remedies)

Iowa Wage Payment Act

• Case Law Update – Katherine Anderegg, Vol. XXI, No. 4, Fall 2019
• Case Law Update: Employment and Civil Procedure  – Alex Grasso, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016

Judicial Selection

• Analysis of House File 503 Prepared February 22, 2019 – Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2019
• Best Practices for Judicial Selection – Laila Roberts, Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2019
• Iowa’s Merit Selection of Judges Works – Guy Cook, Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2019
• Maintain Iowa’s Judicial Selection System – Rachel Pain Caufield, Ph.D., Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2019

Judiciary

• Analysis of House File 503 Prepared February 22, 2019 – Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2019
• Best Practices for Judicial Selection – Laila Roberts, Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2019
• Iowa’s Merit Selection of Judges Works – Guy Cook, Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2019
• Maintain Iowa’s Judicial Selection System – Rachel Pain Caufield, Ph.D., Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2019

Jurisdiction

• Book v. Voma Tire Corp: The Iowa Supreme Court Takes An Expansive View of Personal Jurisdiction in a Product Liability Case – Kevin M. Reynolds and Sarah S. James, Vol. XVII., No. 3, Fall 2015
• Case Law Update: Employment and Civil Procedure  – Alex Grasso, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• J. McIntyre Machinery and Goodyear Dunlop: The US Supreme Court Gives Renewed Vitality to the “No Personal Jurisdiction” Defense – Kevin M. Reynolds and William C. Scales, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Winter 2012
• Smoke on the Water: Interpretation and Application of the Longshoreman and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act, The Jones Act and the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act – Brent Ruther and Sara L. Haas, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Winter 2012 

Jury / Jury Selection / Jury Instructions

• Case Law Update – Alex Barnett, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• Case Law Update – Jonathan Foley, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Summer 2016
• Comparative Fault: “Effect” of Jury’s Answers Should Not Be Relevant to Their Decision – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. X, No. 2, April 1997 
• Defense Techniques for Arguing Damages – Kevin M. Reynolds and Ricard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy – Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018
• The function of the Iowa Bar Association Jury Instruction Committee – Michael P. Jacobs, Vol. XVIII, No. 4, Fall 2009
• INovative Voir Dire Techniques for Defense Counsel – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVIII, No. 4, Fall 2009
• Juror Stress in Iowa: Fiction or Reality? – James E. Kelly, Vol. VII, No. 3, July 1994
• Let the Jury do Its Job – Patrick L. Woodward and Patricia Rhodes Cepican, Vol. X, No. 4, October 1997
• Leveraging the Exceptions: Navigating Iowa’s Collateral Source Rule – Joshua Strief, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2020
• Marketing 101: What You Need to Know About Proposed Amendments to the Rules on Lawyer Advertising – Josh McIntyre, Vol. XXI, No. 4, Fall 2019
• The Pool of Defense Jurors is Drying Up - Nick Polavin, Ph.D., Vol. XXV, No. 2, Spring 2023
• Ransdell v. Huckleberry Entertainment, LLC No. 19–0545 (Iowa Ct. App. September 23, 2020) – Luke Jenson, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020
• Turning the Tables – John D. Stonebraker, Vol. IX, No. 1, January 1996
• The Restatement (Third), Duty, Breach of Duty and “Scope of Liability" – Thomas B. Read and Kevin Reynolds, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2012 
• The Restatement Third: Expanding Tort Liability in Iowa? – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVI, No. 4, November 2014

Legal Malpractice

• Case Law Update: North Star Mutual Insurance v. Lipps, 2022 WL 4131700 (N.D. Iowa 2022)  – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No 4, Fall 2022
  
• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2017
• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence  – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Note: Converse v. Honohan in the Court of Appeals of Iowa, No. 9–10601/09–0923 – Bruce Walker, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2010
• Case Note: Truth in Lawyering, Hanson, et al. v. Anderson, Wilmarth & Van Der Maaten, et al., 630 N. W.2d 818 (Iowa 2001) – Kermit B. Anderson, Vol. XIV, No. 4, November 2001
• In the Pipeline: Emotional Distress, Legal Malpractice – Kermit B. Anderson, Vol. VII, No. 3, July 1994
• Malpractice Risks Remain High for Litigators – Todd C. Scott, Vol. XVII, No. 1, April 2015
• Miranda v. Said – A Small Window for Emotional Distress Damages in Legal Malpractice Actions – Josh McIntyre, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2014

Medical Malpractice

• Case Law Update: Ronnfeldt v. Shelby County, 948 N.W.2d (Iowa 2023) – Ben Patterson, Vol. XXV, No. 1, Winter 2023
• An Update on Iowa’s Certificate of Merit Statute – Austin R. Lenz, Vol. XXIII No. 2, Spring 2021 
• Case Law Update – Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018  
• IDCA Legislative Update – Brad Epperly, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2017
• Leveraging the Exceptions: Navigating Iowa’s Collateral Source Rule – Joshua Strief, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2020
• Medical Malpractice Cases: Five–Year Overview – Michael W. Ellwanger, Vol. VII, No. 1, January 1994
• Medical Misconduct and Respondeat Superior: A Glimpse at the Frontier – Frank Harty, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Summer 2015
• Recent Changes to the Iowa Medical Malpractice Law – Christine L. Conover and Jared Knight, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017
• Struck v. Mercy Health Services – Iowa Corp., 973 N.W.2d 533 (Iowa 2022), Vol. XXIV, No. 3, Summer 2022 
• The “I’m Sorry” Law: A New Instrument for Professionals and the Defense – Erik. S. Fisk, Vol. XV, No. 4, Fall 2006
• What Iowa Defense Attorneys Need to Know about Medical Malpractice Tort Reform and its Potential Impacts on Hospitals - Sarah T. Oberg Ramirez, Vol. XXV, No. 2, Spring 2023

Mold

• Toxic Mold – Noel McKibben, Vol. XV, No. 1, March 2002

Motion Practice

• Case Law Update – Alex Barnett, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• Case Law Update – Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Case Law Update – Stephanie A. Koltookian, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018 
• Case Law Update: Employment and Civil Procedure – Alex Grasso, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016 
• Defense Techniques for Arguing Damages – Kevin M. Reynolds and Ricard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy – Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018
• Out of Time: Dispositive Motions Based on Time in Products Liability Defense, A Refresher Course – Robert L. Fanter and Gretchen Kraemer, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2004
• Venue, Forum Shopping and the Case of the Split County – Brent Ruther, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017

Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Bailey v. Davis & Mondelez Global, LLC, No. 20–1717 (November 2, 2021) – Spencer O. Vasey, Vol. XXIV, No. 1., Winter 2022 
• Holmes v. Pomeroy, No. 19–1162 (Iowa May 7, 2021), – Spencer Vasey, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2021 
• Holmes v. Pomeroy, No. 19–1162 (Iowa Ct. App., September 23, 2020) – Luke Jenson, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020 
• Jones v. Glenwood Golf. Corp., No. 20–0303 (Iowa March 12, 2021) – Spencer Vasey, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2021 
  

Municipal Law

• Case Law Update – Alex E. Grasso, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017 
• The Public Duty Doctrine and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices – Brent Ruther, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018

Negligence

• Incompetence, Unfitness, or Dangerous Characteristics: An Overview of Negligent Employment Claims and Defending Direct Negligence Claims Against Employers – Zach A. Martin, Vol. XXIV, No 4, Fall 2022
• A 10–Year View of the Restatement (Third) of Torts, Liability for Physical or Emotional Harm in Iowa – Kevin M. Reynolds and Clark Butler, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2020
• A Defense Lawyer’s Primer to the “New” Duty and Causation Analysis in Iowa – Kevin M. Reynolds and William C. Scales, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2010
• Case Law Update: Estate of Charlotte Anderson v. Lindsay M. Arndt, 19–0565 (Iowa April 29, 2020) (Iowa Code Section 391.493) – Spencer Vasey, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2020
• Case Law Update – Jonathan Foley, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Summer 2016 
• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XIX, No. 1, Winter 2017
• Iowa Supreme Court Adopts Restatement (Third) Rules on Duty and Causation, Makes Summary Judgment More of a Long Shot: A Note on Thompson v. Kaszinski – Amanda Wachuta, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2010
• Negligent Misrepresentation – John Werner and Stephanie Glenn, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995
• Pre–Accident Liability Waivers: “Clear But Equivocal” in Light of Sweeney – Edward J. Rose, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2009
• Res Ipsa Loquitur in Iowa: How to Keep the Latin from Becoming “All Greek” – Kevin M. Reynolds and Robert W. Hancock, Jr., Vol. XIV, No. 3, Fall 2005 
• The Public Duty Doctrine and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices – Brent Ruther, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018 
• The Restatement (Third), Duty, Breach of Duty and “Scope of Liability" – Thomas B. Read and Kevin Reynolds, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2012 
• The Restatement Third: Expanding Tort Liability in Iowa? – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVI, No. 4, November 2014

Negligence - Gross Negligence

• Case Law Update: Estate of Zdroik v. Ostrowski, 997 N.W.2d 158 (Iowa App. 2023) – Zack Martin, Vol. XXV, No. 4, Fall 2023

Nuisance Actions

• Case Law Update – Alex E. Grasso, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017

Offer to Confess Judgment

• Offer of Judgment: A Hedge against the Employment Discrimination Claim – Eric F. Turner, Vol. IX, No. 3, July 1996
• Offers to Confess Judgment – Jeff W. Wright and Sarah J. Kuehl, Vol. XIII, No. 3, July 2000

Patient’s Waiver/Medical Authorization

• Hiding the Medicine Ball – Protecting the Defendant’s Right to an Unrestricted Patient’s Waiver, Jon A. Vasey, Spencer O. Vasey, Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2020

Pollution Exclusion

• Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Sand Livestock Systems: The Absolute Pollution Exclusion and the Reasonable Expectations Doctrine – Thomas D. Waterman and Benjamin J. Patterson, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Fall 2008
• Insurance Coverage Issues in Pollution Claims – Robert V.P. Waterman, Jr., Thomas D. Waterman and John Telleen, Vol. III, No. 4, October 1995

Post–Trial Practice

• Bailey v. Davis & Mondelez Global, LLC, No. 20–1717 (November 2, 2021) – Spencer O. Vasey, Vol. XXIV, No. 1., Winter 2022 
• Case Law Update – Alex Barnett, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019 

Practice / Business

• 50 Post COVID Business Development Tips to Remain Engaged in Your Law Practice – Frank Ramos, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Summer 2021 
• Complying with the (Not So) New Duty of Competency in Technology  – Josh McIntyre, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Conflicts of Interest: Staying Out of Hot Water – Jason O’Rourke, Vol. XXIV, No. 1., Winter 2022
• Contingency Fees: The Great American Aberration – David L. Hammer, Vol. VIII, No. 4, October 1995
• Defining the Parameters of the Attorney–Client Privilege in Iowa – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018
• Ethical Considerations for Cybersecurity – Robert Kirtley, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2016
• Fraudsters Also Work From Home – John Lande, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2020
• Legal Ethics and Cyber Security: Preserving the Attorney–Client Privilege in the Technology Age – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018
• Marketing 101: What You Need to Know About Proposed Amendments to the Rules on Lawyer Advertising – Josh McIntyre, Vol. XXI, No. 4, Fall 2019 
• Malpractice Risks Remain High for Litigators – Todd C. Scott, Vol. XVII, No. 1, April 2015
• Proposed New Case Scheduling Rules: A Potential Pitfall for the Successful Defense Attorney – Amanda Richards, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2020
• Recent Iowa Supreme Court Opinion Provides Opportunity to Discuss “Civility” – Susan Hess, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 2021
• Structuring Attorney Fees: An Overlooked Opportunity – Jerry C. Lothrop and Christine D. Phillips, Vol. XVI, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2007
• Tripartite Relationship: ALI Alert – John T. McCoy, Vol. X, No. 4, October 1997 

Premises Liability

• Case Law Update – Alex E. Grasso, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017 
• Case Law Update – Jonathan Foley, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2016
• Case Law Update: Uhler v. The Graham Group, Inc., 992 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2023) - Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023
• Case Note: Koenig v. Koenig – Bruce L. Walker, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2009
• Desousa v. Iowa Realty Co., 975 N.W.2d 416 (Iowa 2022) – Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXIV, No. 3, Summer 2022
• Invitees, Licensees and Trespassers – Michael W. Ellwanger, Vol. XIII, No. 4, October 1999 
• Morris v. Legends Fieldhouse Bar and Grill., 958 NW 2nd 817 (Iowa 2021) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Summer 2021 
• Ownership, Possession and Control – Patrick L. Woodward, Vol. XV, No. 2, July 2002
• Sallee v. Stewart: Revisiting Iowa’s Recreational Use Act – Kami L. Holmes, Vol. XVI, No. 3, August 2014

Pretrial Practice

• An Update on Iowa’s Certificate of Merit Statute – Austin R. Lenz, Vol. XXIII No. 2, Spring 2021 
• Case Law Update – Alex Barnett, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2019
• Case Law Update – Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018 
• Case Law Update – Stephanie A. Koltookian, Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2018
• Case Law Update: Uhler v. The Graham Group, Inc., 992 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2023) - Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2023
• Case Law Update: Employment and Civil Procedure – Alex Grasso, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Note: Iowa Supreme Court Offers Up Dueling Standards for the Discovery of Medical Records – Ryan Koopmans, Vol. XVII, No. 1, April 2015 
• Defense Techniques for Arguing Damages – Kevin M. Reynolds and Ricard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy – Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018
• Dumont v. Quincy Place Holdings, LLC, 2021 WL 4593184 (Iowa Ct. App. October 6, 2021) – Luke Jenson, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, Fall 2021
• Expedited Civil Actions: Where We Are and Where We Could Go – Joshua R. Strief, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2017
• How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? Expedited Civil Actions in Iowa – A Defense Perspective – Stephen E. Doohen and Siobhan Briley, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• IOWA DAUBERT REVIEW:  How Rule 702 and Daubert Can be the “Silver Bullet” to Win Your Next Case – Kevin Reynolds, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 2021
• Mengwasser v. Comito, 970 N.W.2d 875 (Iowa 2022) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022
• Proposed New Case Scheduling Rules: A Potential Pitfall for the Successful Defense Attorney – Amanda Richards, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2020
• Rule 49: What Constitutes Timely Service – Mark S. Brownlee, Vol. XV, No. 1, January 1998
• Your Serve: A Survey of Recent Decisions Involving Failure to Serve a Defendant Within 90 Days – Ted Wallace, Vol. XVI, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2007
• J. McIntyre Machinery and Goodyear Dunlop: The US Supreme Court Gives Renewed Vitality to the “No Personal Jurisdiction” Defense – Kevin M. Reynolds and William C. Scales, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Winter 2012 
• The Curious Case of Differing Literary Emphasis: The Contract Between the Use of Scientific Publication at Pretrial Daubert Hearings and at Trial – Ronald Carlson, Vol. XIX, No. 3, Summer 2017
• The Impact of Iowa Insurance Institute v. The Core Group of the Iowa Association for Justice in Workers’ Compensation Cases – Joseph A. Happe and Sarah K. Franklin, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Summer 2015
• The Law of Higher Education: A Discovery Primer for Defense Counsel – Frank B. Harty, Vol. XVII., No. 3, Fall 2015
• Venue, Forum Shopping and the Case of the Split County – Brent Ruther, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017

Product Liability

• Book v. Voma Tire Corp: The Iowa Supreme Court Takes An Expansive View of Personal Jurisdiction in a Product Liability Case – Kevin M. Reynolds and Sarah S. James, Vol. XVII., No. 3, Fall 2015
• Case Note Summary: Lamb v. Manitowoc Company, Inc. – Pat L. Woodward, Vol. XI, No. 1, January 1998
• Case Note: Wright v. Brooke Group, LTD. – Richard J. Sapp and Michael W. Thrall, Volume XV, No. 3, Autumn 2002
• Clarifying Iowa Law on Crashworthiness and Enhances Injury: The Iowa Supreme Court Adopts Sections 16 and 17 of the Restatement (Third) of Products Liability – Richard J. Sapp, John T. Clendenin and Matthew R. Eslick, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2010
• Crashworthiness and Comparative Fault: An Opportunity to Level the Playing Field for Product Manufacturers – Jason J. O’Rourke, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Fall 2005
• Defensive Use of the ‘Economic Loss Doctrine’ in Construction Litigation – Jeffrey D. Ewoldt, Vol. XV, No. 2, Spring 2006
• Eighth Circuit Upholds Iowa Statute of Repose Pertaining to Products – Richard J. Sapp and Kathryn Atkinson Overberg, Vol. XIII, No. 4, October 2000
• Floyd County Mutual Insurance Association on behalf of McGregor v. CNH Industrial America LLC, 18 F.4th 1024 (8th Cir. 2021) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022
• Iowa Code Section 618.18: Some Questions Answered and Some Answers Questioned – Kevin Reynolds and Clark Butler, Vol. XXI, No. 4, Fall 2019
• IOWA DAUBERT REVIEW:  How Rule 702 and Daubert Can be the “Silver Bullet” to Win Your Next Case – Kevin Reynolds, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 2021
• Iowa Products Liability Law in the Mid–1990s: Is it “State of the Art?” – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995
• Iowa Products Liability Law – Kevin M. Reynolds and Richard J. Kirschman, Vol. XVI, No. 1, Winter 2014
• Out of Time: Dispositive Motions Based on Time in Products Liability Defense – A Refresher Course – Robert L. Fanter and Gretchen Kraemer, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2004
• Product Liability Law in Iowa in the Post–Wright Era – Jason M. Casini and Matthew D. Jacobson, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2009
• Products Liability of Non–Manufacturers: Section 613.18 – Mark S. Brownlee, Vol. VIII, No. 3, July 1995
• Restatement (Third) Products Liability: Commentaries on a Moving Target – Robert L. Fanter, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January 1995
• Review of the New Restatement (Third) of Torts: Product Liability – David L. Phipps, Vol. XI, No. 4, October 1998
• The “State” of the “State–of–the–Art” Defense in Iowa – Robert L. Fanter, Vol. XV, No. 1, Winter 2006

Professional Negligence

• Guarding against the Improper Use of “Rebuttal” Witnesses in Professional Negligence Cases – Jack Hilmes and Kerry Finley, P.C., Vol. X, No. 2, April 1997
• In the Pipeline: Emotional Distress, Legal Malpractice – Kermit B. Anderson, Vol. VII, No. 3, July 1994
• Iowa’s Economic Loss Rule:  An Overview and Discussion of the Professional Negligence Exception – Frederic C. Hayer, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Summer 2022
• Supreme Court Rules on Doctor Deposition Fees – David A. McNeill, Vol. VII, No. 2, April 1994

Proximate Cause

• A 10–Year View of the Restatement (Third) of Torts, Liability for Physical or Emotional Harm in Iowa – Kevin M. Reynolds and Clark Butler, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring2020
• Recent Lessons in Proximate Cause – Michael S. Jones, Vol. XIV, No. 3, July 2001 
• The Restatement (Third), Duty, Breach of Duty and “Scope of Liability" – Thomas B. Read and Kevin Reynolds, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 2012 

• The Restatement Third: Expanding Tort Liability in Iowa? – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XVI, No. 4, November 2014

Punitive Damages

• Defense Techniques for Arguing Damages – Kevin M. Reynolds and Ricard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018

Qualified Immunity

• Qualified Immunity for Iowa Constitutional Claims – Jenny L. Juehring, Vol. XXV, No. 1, Winter 2023

Real Estate

• Caveat Emptor?: Jensen v. Sattler and Its Effect on Residential Real Estate Sales Transaction Cases in Iowa – Catherine E. Hult, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Fall 2005 
• Field of Dreams Case Provides Opportunity for the Iowa Supreme Court to Set the Standard of Review for Rezoning in Iowa: Play Ball! – Susan M. Hess, Vol. XIX, No. 1, Winter 2017
• The Speight Case: Iowa Code Section 614.1(11), a Statute of Repose, Takes on Added Significance to Builders – Michelle F. Ingle, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Spring 2008

Real Property / Real Estate

• Case Law Update: Contracts/Commercial Law – Mitchell G. Nass, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016

Releases / Waivers of Liability

• Lukken v. Fleischer, 962 N.W.2d 71 (2021) – Luke Jenson, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, Fall 2021 

Reptile Strategy

• Case Law Update – Alex C. Barnett, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Dealing with the Reptile Safety Rule Attack: A Neurocognitive Analysis and Solution – Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D., Vol. XXIII No. 2, Spring 2021
• Defense Techniques for Arguing Damages – Kevin M. Reynolds and Ricard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018
• Defense Techniques for Combating Plaintiff’s Reptile Strategy – Kevin M. Reynolds & Zachary J. Hermsen, Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2018 
• IDCA President’s Letter – Kevin M. Reynolds, Vol. XX, No. 3, Summer 2018
• Preventing Nuclear Settlements at Deposition: The Role of Cognitive Fatigue on Witness Performance – Bill Kanasky, Ph.D. and John Nunnally, Esq., Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2022

Restatement of Law

• Restatement (Third) of Torts, Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm: 

  A 10–Year View of the Restatement (Third) of Torts, Liability for Physical or Emotional Harm in Iowa – Kevin M. Reynolds and Clark Butler, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring2020

Restatement Third (of Torts) Sections 7 & 51 – No Duty Rule

• Case Law Update: Contracts/Commercial Law – Mitchell G. Nass, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2016
• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XIX, No. 3, Summer 2017
• Morris v. Legends Fieldhouse Bar and Grill., 958 NW 2nd 817 (Iowa 2021) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Summer 2021 

Restatement Third (of Torts) Sections 40–41 – Duty/Relationship

• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2017
• Desousa v. Iowa Realty Co., 975 N.W.2d 416 (Iowa 2022) – Stephanie Koltookian, Vol. XXIV, No. 3, Summer 2022
• Morris v. Legends Fieldhouse Bar and Grill., 958 NW 2nd 817 (Iowa 2021) – Austin McMahon, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Summer 2021

Restatement of Law: Liability Insurance

• The Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance: A Restatement That Wasn’t – Richard J. Kirschman, Vol. XX, No. 3, Summer 2018 

Settlement

• Are Insurance Companies Obligated to Protect Other Insurance Companies?: An Unsettled Issue in Iowa’s Subrogation Law – Lori K. Geadelmann, Vol. VIII, No. 3, July 1995 
• Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – Andrea D. Mason, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2017
• Case Note:  Mark Peak v. Ellis Adams and Rachel Adams – Bruce L. Walker, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Summer 2011
• Deal Killers in Mediation – Jay Blair, Vol. X, No. 1, January 1997
• Ethical Considerations of Indemnity Provisions March 12Dimitt, Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 2014
• Jones v. Glenwood Golf. Corp., No. 20–0303 (March 12, 2021), – Spencer Vasey, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2021
• Practitioner Comment: Negotiator’s Toolbox – Frederick Taft, Vol. XII, No. 2, April 1999
• Selected Topics Re: Structured Settlements – Jerry Lothrop, Vol. XI, No. 3, July 1998
• Settling Compulsory Counterclaims: How to Avoid Compromising Your Clients’ Rights by Settling Claims against Them – Merrill C. Swartz, Vol. XII, No. 1, January 1999
• The Impact of Haro v. Sebelius:  A Successful Challenge to Medicare’s Recovery Practices – Jill Gradwohl, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Fall 2011

Statute of Limitations

• IDCA Legislative Update – Brad Epperly, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2017
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Statute of Limitations – Michael W. Ellwanger, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2009
• The Statute of Limitations for Dramshop Actions: Davis v. R&D Driftwood, Inc. – Anna Moyers Stone, Vol. XVIII, No. 4, Fall 2009

Statutory Immunities

• Case Law Update – Alex E. Grasso, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2017 
• The Public Duty Doctrine and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices – Brent Ruther, Vol. XX, Nov. 4, Fall 2018 

Statutory / Statutory Interpretation

• Discovery of Surveillance Materials in Iowa Workers’ Compensation Contested Cases: A Novel Challenge to Current Work Product Privilege Rules, Michael L. Mock, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Fall 2012
• Eliminating “Mulligans”, The Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies the “Failure of Action” Statute, Jason M. Casini, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2012
• Overview of Public Bonding in Iowa (Iowa Code Chapter 573) – Drew Gentsch and Danya Keller, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2016
• POWADA: A Gross Overreaction, Frank Harty and Debra Hulett, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 2012
• Sallee v. Stewart: Revisiting Iowa’s Recreational Use Act – Kami L. Holmes, Vol. XVI, No. 3, August 2014