The Iowa legislature has revised the”PEXA” rule established in Pexa v. Auto Owners Insurance Co., 686 N.W.2d 150 (Iowa 2004). The Pexa case provided that a jury, in personal injury cases, could consider both the charged amount and the actual amount of past medical bills paid when determining how much to award for past medical expenses. Senate File 2338, […]
Plaintiffs appealed from a district court decision granting summary judgment to defendant medical providers, contending the district court erred in concluding the plaintiffs’ wrongful death and loss of consortium claims were time-barred. Decedent Paul Gray was receiving medical care from Defendant Dr. Baldi, an addiction medicine and pain management specialist. Dr. Baldi was aware of […]
On February 16, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case The Estate of Paul Dedrick Gray, et al. v. Daniel J. Baldi, et al. during a special evening session open to the public in the Supreme Court courtroom. The case stems from litigation involving Dr. Daniel Baldi. […]
Mark Graziano, a former proprietor at Bauder, was sentenced last fall to two years in jail for that Hydrocodone diversion. After noticing the diversion, the Board revoked Bauder’s controlled substance (CS) license. Guy Cook and Adam Zenor presented Bauder’s case yesterday before the Iowa Board of Pharmacy (IBOP) and argued the time to restore Bauder’s […]
Guy Cook and Adam Zenor successfully defended Dr. Daniel Baldi against 9 counts of involuntary manslaughter in Polk County district court. The State of Iowa alleged Dr. Baldi was criminally responsible for 9 patient deaths. The defense evidence showed Dr. Baldi’s treatment and care met or exceeded the standard of care and was not the […]
