Larry R. Hedlund
v.
State Of Iowa, K. Brian London, Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Individually; Charis M. Paulson, Director of Criminal Investigation, Individually; Gerard F. Meyers, Assistant Director Division of Criminal Investigation, Individually
The defendants were granted an interlocutory appeal of the district court’s ruling on plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment/declaratory judgment. In granting the motion, the district court concluded an amendment to Iowa Code section 70A.28(5)(a) (2019) (Iowa’s whistleblower statute)—which allows an aggrieved employee to recover civil damages in an amount not to exceed three times the annual wages and benefits received by the employee prior to the violation—is remedial in nature and applies retroactively to plaintiff’s whistleblower claim. The defendants argue: (1) the amendment does not apply retroactively; (2) the law of the case forecloses a jury trial and civil damages; and (3) plaintiff waived any argument that his whistleblower claim is not equitable.
Plaintiff
Larry R. Hedlund
Defendant
State Of Iowa, K. Brian London, Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Individually; Charis M. Paulson, Director of Criminal Investigation, Individually; Gerard F. Meyers, Assistant Director Division of Criminal Investigation, Individually
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
Thomas J. Duff
Jim Duff
Roxanne Barton Conlin
Attorneys for the Defendant
Jeffrey C. Peterzalek
William R. Pearson
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
15-15-5
Apr 11, 2023 9:00 AM
