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Iowa Mass Tort Survey

    

 

   

Mass Tort
Iowa
Survey Results



Tracking and/or reporting of mass tort cases

Civil petition cover sheet required, but does not specify mass tort.

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Definition of "mass tort"

None known.

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Procedural rules

Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure 1.261-1.279. Class Actions. 

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Statutes

None known.

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Case law

None known.

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Administrative orders

None pertinent, but orders are available online.

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Interlocutory appeal

Interlocutory orders of the trial court may be reviewed in the appellate court by filing a petition for discretionary review, petitions of writ, or motion for leave to appeal. A single-justice order may be reviewed by a three-justice panel upon motion of the party.

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Infrastructure: special dockets

None known.

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Infrastructure: task forces, commissions, or other policy-level bodies

None known.

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Case management

The case processing system used in Iowa is composed of several major subsystems, including consolidated case processing; appellate case processing; appellate records management; case financial management; scheduling; notice generation; jury management; tickler; and system administration.

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Technology

Online records search available via Iowa Courts Online. See also case management.

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Last Modified: 8/28/2006 5:53:37 PM

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