DEBOOM v. RAINING ROSE, INC.

No. 06-1063.

772 N.W.2d 1 (2009)

Elizabeth Chacey DEBOOM, Appellant, v. RAINING ROSE, INC., Chart Acquisition Corp., Charles Hammond, and Estate of Art Christoffersen, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 28, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth A. Townsend of Townsend Law Office, P.L.C., West Des Moines, for appellant.

Patrick M. Roby and Robert M. Hogg of Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellees.


STREIT, Justice.

Elizabeth DeBoom was fired from her job at Raining Rose, Inc. shortly after returning from maternity leave. She filed suit against the company alleging she was impermissibly fired because of her sex and pregnancy. After a defense verdict, DeBoom appealed alleging several deficiencies in the jury instructions. We hold the district court should have instructed the jury it could infer discrimination if it believed Raining Rose's proffered reasons for...

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