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  • Vivian v. Madison

    Publication Date: 1999-10-13
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    Date Filed: 1999-10-13
    Court: The Supreme Court of Iowa
    Judge: McGiverin, C.J., and Larson, Lavorato, Neuman, and Snell, JJ
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roxanne Barton Conlin
    for defendant: Victoria L. Herring
    Case Number: No. 191 / 98-849

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. SNELL, Justice. This case comes to us as a certified question of law from the United States Distric

  • March 20, 2006 | National Law Journal

    Illegal Acts Doctrine

    In products liability cases in most states, a plaintiff's conduct that contributes to his or her harm does not bar his or her claim, but instead may be considered by the jury in weighing

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