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Capital Ideas, LLC v. Springboard Advertising LLC
Capital Ideas, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee
vs.
Springboard Advertising LLC and Christina Amys, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants
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Springboard Advertising LLC and Christina Amys, Counterclaim Plaintiffs,
vs.
Capital Ideas, LLC and Michael Woody, Counterclaim Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees
Attorney for Appellant
Jeffrey R. Kappelman, Erik P. Bergeland, and Andrew T. Patton
Attorney for Appellees
Brenda L. Myers-Maas
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David Nelmark, Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED ON APPEAL; AFFIRMED ON CROSS-APPEAL. Heard by Mullins, P.J., and May and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by May, J. (15 pages)
Capital Ideas, LLC and Michael Woody appeal a money judgment in favor of Springboard Advertising LLC and Christina Amys. Springboard and Amys cross appeal. OPINION HOLDS: 1. The district court erred in denying Capital Ideas and Woody’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict as to Springboard and Amys’s defamation per se claim. 2. The district court was correct to conclude Woody’s statement that Amys had “no ethics” was protected opinion. 3. The district court did not abuse its discretion by disallowing Springboard and Amys’s proposed amendments to their pleadings.