HAWKINS v. GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR.

No. 17-1892.

929 N.W.2d 261 (2019)

Gregory HAWKINS, Appellee, v. GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, David Ness, and Debra Nowachek, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 7, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall D. Armentrout , Mary E. Funk , Debra Hulett , and David Bower of Nyemaster Goode, P.C., Des Moines, for appellants.

Katie Ervin Carlson , Nathan Borland , and Brooke Timmer of Timmer & Judkins, P.L.L.C., West Des Moines, for appellee.

Thomas M. Boes and Catherine M. Lucas of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Iowa Insurance Institute, and Iowa Association of Business and Industry.

Joel E. Fenton, Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa Association for Justice.


A terminated employee sued his former employer and the employer's agents under the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA), alleging they discriminated against him because of his age and his disability—i.e., his status as a cancer patient—and retaliated against him due to his refusal to retire or quit. The case proceeded to...

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