Supreme Court Dismisses Conspiracy Claim Against Anesthesiologists
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled there was no conspiracy by Cedar Rapids hospitals and 13 anesthesiologists against former brain surgeon Herbert B. Locksley. The court noted his brilliant but flawed record, including operations on the wrong side of heads and a sponge left in a patient, and said the doctors acted to protect patients rather than to harm him. The decision upheld a lower court ruling denying Locksley’s $9 million lawsuit.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Herbert B. Locksley
Locksley
High Court
Harvard Medical School
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Philadelphia
Buchanan County
Supreme Court
Pfiffner
Robert Rush
Robert Ray
Rush
Ray
Polk County
Iowa Supreme Court refuses to extend marital rights to live in partners
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously that unmarried couples living together do not gain marital rights such as loss of consortium. Bonnie Shadrick and Charles Laws had cohabited since 1975, but the court said there is a policy favoring marriage and non married partners cannot claim married legal duties or rights. The ruling upheld a Clinton County judge's decision in the case arising from an 1981 auto accident.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
LeClaire
Iowa
Supreme Court
Bonnie Shadrick
Charles Michael Laws
Laws
Shadrick
Bonnie
Mark McCormick
McCormick
Charles
High Court
Clinton County
C.H. Pelton
Driver not to blame in Buchanan fatality
Iowa Supreme Court upholds Buchanan County jury finding that Ann Frances Pfiffner was not negligent in the January 4 1980 icy Highway 20 crash near Raymond that killed Gail A Ward. The ruling overturns the Court of Appeals and cites a sudden emergency defense amid freezing rain.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa Supreme Court
Buchanan County District Court
Ann Frances Pfiffner
Highway 20
Raymond
Iowa Court of Appeals
Pfiffner
Poker case from Cedar Rapids reaches Iowa Supreme Court
Seven defendants arrested at Lucky Leprechaun Lounge in Cedar Rapids in 1981 faced charges of illegal gambling. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the state must prove the lounge lacked a license, shifting burden to the state to persuade jurors after defendants showed evidence the defense applies. The decision clarifies who bears the burden of proof on license status.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Michael Paul Wilt
James Joseph Ryan
James Patrick Murphy
Lester Pickering
Dennis Donald Axel
Harding Hyde Ware
John Dennis Spang
Linn District Court
Lynne E. Brady
Supreme Court
Paul Wieck II
Soviet official defies ban by talking to reporters in Des Moines
Soviet official Georgi Arbatov, head of Moscow's Institute of the USA and Canada, says he will answer reporters despite State Department orders to limit media contact. He spoke at Des Moines civic leaders and met the Des Moines Register editorial board after a speech. A visa compliance review is ongoing. He continues a 20 day U.S. tour with stops including Grinnell College and an Iowa farm visit.
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Des Moines
State Department
Georgi Arbatov
Moscow
Institute
USA
Canada
Yuri Andropov
Arbatov
U.S
Anita Stockman
United States
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Des Moines Register
Register
Washington
Associated Press
Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
Morse
John Wall
Tom
Gordon Louden
John Crystal
Louden
Senate eyes increase in hunting and fishing fees
Iowa Senate debates a bill to raise hunt ing fishing and trapping fees by about 1.8 million dollars annually. The measure would lift resident licenses to 8 dollars each and deer turkey permits to 20 dollars, with license issuance fees rising to 50 cents. County recorders would take 5 percent of license funds, a change that could jeopardize federal funding.
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Ken Sullivan
Waotte
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Conservation Trust Fund
Bass van Gilst
D-Indianola
Lowell Jenkins
D-Montrose
Donald Gettings
D-Ottumwa
Recorders
van Gilst
Iowa House approves Agent Orange exposure bill
The Iowa House sent to the Senate a measure to locate Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants. Doctors must report suspected exposure cases to the Iowa Department of Health and the state must cooperate with the Board of Regents on referral services and genetic counseling. The bill authorizes studies on cancer and birth defects linked to chemical exposure and authorizes the attorney general to aid veterans in suits for access to exposure information from the federal government. Proponents say federal action has been insufficient for a problem affecting veterans and cites large chemical dumps in Southeast Asia.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
Iowa Department of Health
State Health Department
State Board of Regents
Iowa
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Senate amends securities bill to aid Iowa venture funding
The Iowa Senate approved an amendment restoring Securities Division authority to evaluate proposed offerings before registration. The change, backed by Sen. Art Small, would allow denial of registration for firms likely to fail within a year, while development stage companies are exempt. The measure moves back to the House for action.
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Iowa
Small
Securities Division
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St. Luke’s Hospitals
Linn County
Herbert Locksley
Buchanan
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Judy’s Hamburgers
Illinois
C. Patel Corp
William Martin
Ju-Li
Life Investors Inc
Judy's
Brady
Agent Orange
Bill Clears
Gaylynn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
J. C. Penney
Quad City Downs
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