Iowa Law School Continuing Legal Education

presents

IOWA TORT GUIDE

(Fourth Edition)

by

Lawrence E. Blades
Charles A. Blades

A handbook of basic Iowa tort law
Including completely new chapters on claims of bad faith, claims for loss of consortium, and claims against those who sell or furnish intoxicating liquors.

About the Book

This is the fourth edition of a practice book covering significant areas of Iowa tort law, the first edition having been published in 1976.

The basic purpose of the book is to serve as a useful tool for lawyers who are confronted with questions of Iowa tort law, to give lawyers a general understanding of the applicable rules in various areas of Iowa tort law, and to serve as a starting point for further research and analysis of particular questions of Iowa tort law.

The fourth edition of the Iowa Tort Guide is a complete update of what has happened in Iowa tort law over the last seven years in the 21 areas or chapters covered by the 1986 edition of the Iowa Tort Guide. The book also adds three new chapters on vitally important areas of Iowa tort law: bad faith claims against insurance companies, claims for loss of consortium, and claims against those who sell or furnish intoxicating liquors. The book contains up-to-date citations in major areas of tort law citing, for the most part, the leading, most recent, and most illustrative cases covered by the book's 24 chapters. It contains numerous citations to A.L.R. articles and related commentaries which have appeared in the Iowa Law Review and the Drake Law Review. Numerous references to the RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS are also made in this book largely because the Iowa Supreme Court has been placing heavy reliance on the RESTATEMENT in articulating Iowa tort law.

About the Authors

Lawrence E. Blades is a senior partner with Blades, Carmichael, Rosser & Benz, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he specializes in professional malpractice and other tort litigation, as well as insurance coverage matters. He was dean of the Iowa Law School from 1971-1976. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his law degree from the University of Michigan, where he was a member of Order of the Coif and officer of the Michigan Law Review editorial staff.

Charles A. Blades is with the law firm of Blades, Carmichael, Rosser & Benz, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His undergraduate degree is from Dartmouth College. He received his legal education at the College of Law University of Iowa, where he was a member of Order of the Coif. He practiced with the firm of Peterson and Ross in Chicago, Illinois, before returning to Iowa.

Table of Contents

Chapter:
  1. Airplanes
  2. Animals
  3. Automobiles
  4. Bad Faith
  5. Builders, Contractors, Architects and Engineers
  6. Carriers
  7. Comparative Fault
  8. Consortium
  9. Defamation
  10. Dram Shops and Social Hosts: Intoxicating Liquors
  11. Emotional Distress
  12. False Arrest or Imprisonment
  13. Gas and Electricity: Power Companies
  14. Governmental Liability
  15. Indemnity and Contribution
  16. Interference with Business Relations
  17. Intrafamily Immunity
  18. Lawyer Malpractice
  19. Medical Malpractice
  20. Misuse of Legal Process
  21. Premises Liability
  22. Privacy
  23. Products Liability
  24. Railroads 







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