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Maria Borjas and Fermin Gutierrez, Individually, and as parents and next friends of D.G., a Minor
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Maria Borjas and Fermin Gutierrez, Individually, and as parents and next friends of D.G., a Minor
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Martin A. Diaz
Attorney for the Appellee
Jessica Tucker Glick and Carolyn Russell Wallace
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Andrew B. Chappell, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Vogel and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Vogel, J. (5 pages)
Maria Borjas and Fermin Gutierrez, parents of their minor child D.G., appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in a medical malpractice suit. The parents argue the district court should have denied summary judgment for both the medical-negligence claim and the negligent-infliction-of-emotional-distress claim. OPINION HOLDS: Because the parents failed to provide expert testimony to support either claim, we agree summary judgment was appropriate and affirm without further opinion. Iowa Ct. R. 21.26(a), (e).
