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Goettsch v. Heidman Law Firm LLP
Thomas Goettsch, Plaintiff-Appellant
Heidman Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Successor to Heidman Law Firm, L.L.P., John C. Gray and Jacob B. Natwick, Defendants-Apellees.
Attorney for Appellant
Peter C. Riley
Attorneys for Appellees
Kevin J. Visser
Paul D. Gamez
Nicholas Petersen
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Sarah Crane, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Ahlers, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Buller, J. (15 pages)
A claimant appeals adverse rulings following a jury trial and post-trial motions in a legal malpractice action against the attorneys representing him in the buy-out of shares in a family-farm corporation. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, finding the requested instruction was not supported by the evidence, issue preclusion was appropriately decided, and the remaining motion-in-limine issue was not preserved.
