The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in five cases Jan. 21, and two cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of those cases.
Waterloo Community School District v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
Scheduled for oral argument Jan. 21, 9 a.m.
Question: Is an insurance company
Trial Court Cannot Require Transcript as Prerequisite to Appeal
You hate to see it: In Wolfe v. Wolfe, the ex husband filed a pro se motion to modify child support. The court granted the motion in part and denied it in part. In its final order, it said: “Should either of the parties wish to appeal they must at the moving party’s cost
Iowa Court of Appeals December 2024 Published Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication in the Northwestern Reporter. In December, the Court of Appeals selected eight opinions for publication. Following are summaries of those opinions.
State v. Moore, No. 22-1794
Opinion date: Filed July 3, 2024, Amended July 11, 2024
On appeal from Polk County District Court
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 6 – JANUARY 10, 2025)
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Good afternoon.Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 6, 2025. There were only two substantive decisions.
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In Marmora and Lake (Municipality) v. Ontario, the Court denied leave to
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (DECEMBER 23 – JANUARY 3, 2025)
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Good afternoon.
Please find our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the weeks of December 23 to 27 and December 30, 2024, to January 3, 2025.
Continue ReadingIn BH Frontier Solutions Inc. v. 11054660 Canada Inc.,
City’s requirement that renters admit city inspectors is not unconstitutional, Iowa Supreme Court holds
A northwestern Iowa city’s ordinance that requires landlords and tenants to allow city officials into apartments to inspect for building code violations is not unconstitutional, at least on its face, because the ordinance may be applied in ways that would not offend the Iowa Constitution, the Iowa Supreme Court said in a decision handed down
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (DECEMBER 16 – 20)
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Good afternoon.
Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of December 16, 2024.
Continue ReadingIn Barbiero v Pollack, the Court upheld the dismissal for delay of a 21-year-old class proceeding. The rules
Wednesday Returns: Court of Appeals Changes Release Schedule for New Opinions
You can hit your snooze button a little later on Tuesdays. Effective January 1, 2025, the Court of Appeals’ scheduled filing days for opinions will be the first and third Wednesday of the month, Since the Court will be issuing a big batch of opinions on New Year’s Eve (and no one wants to read
November 2024 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in twelve cases in November 2024. At the links immediately below, you can read Rox Laird’s analysis of the following opinions:
- Brendeland et. al v. Iowa Department of Transportation, concerning deadlines to challenge eminent domain actions and to file notices of appeal in district court;
- Summit Carbon Solutions
Trends in SCOTUS Oral Arguments
Adam Feldman takes a look at “The Changing Face of Supreme Court Oral Arguments” at his Legalytics Substack. The whole article is interesting and worth reading. Here are his takeaways:
· Oral arguments are taking longer and there is no evidence that this will change soon.
· Attorneys are speaking more on the balance (than