EISENHAUER v. HENRY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER

No. 17-1971.

935 N.W.2d 1 (2019)

Larry D. EISENHAUER, Conservator, EX REL. Conservatorship of T.D., Appellant, v. The HENRY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER, James Widmer, and Family Medicine of Mt. Pleasant, P.C., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed October 25, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Goodman , Nicole L. Keller , and Daniel Peacock (until withdrawal) of Goodman Law, P.C., West Des Moines, and Michael J. Moreland of Harrison, Moreland, Webber & Simplot, P.C., Ottumwa, for appellant.

Jennifer E. Rinden , Robert D. Houghton , and Nancy J. Penner of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee Henry County Health Center.

Robert V.P. Waterman Jr. , Mikkie R. Schiltz , and Alexander C. Barnett of Lane & Waterman, LLP, Davenport, for appellees James Widmer and Family Medicine of Mt. Pleasant, P.C.


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