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RONNFELDT v. MYRTUE MEMORIAL HOSP.

No. 22-0365.

984 N.W.2d 418 (2023)

Susan RONNFELDT, Appellant, v. SHELBY COUNTY CHRIS A. MYRTUE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL d/b/a Myrtue Medical Center and Shelby County Medical Corporation, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed January 6, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Cripe of Hauptman O'Brien Wolf & Lathrop, Omaha, Nebraska, for appellant.

Frederick T. Harris , Bryony J. Whitaker , Theodore T. Appel , and Agnieszka Gaertner (until withdrawal) of Lamson Dugan & Murray, West Des Moines, for appellees.

Oxley, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all participating justices joined. Christensen, C.J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

In 2017, the Iowa General Assembly enacted Iowa Code section 147.140, tightening the expert witness requirements for plaintiffs in medical malpractice actions. Section 147.140 requires the plaintiff to file a certificate of merit affidavit within sixty days of the defendant's answer; failure to do so "shall result ... in dismissal...

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