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Rick Sasso, dba Indiana Spine Group v. Marc Harding, dba Harding Law Firm

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Iowa, No. 21-1666 · judgment December 15, 2023


Certiorari denied · June 10, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether Iowa courts have specific personal jurisdiction, consistent with due process and fundamental fairness, over an Indiana doctor who got a call in Indiana from an attorney requesting an opinion on medical malpractice, received an advance payment and medical records that he reviewed before concluding there was no malpractice, and then is sued in Iowa for a refund of the payment? (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
George Thomas Patton Jr.
Bose, McKinney & Evans

For respondent
Marc S. Harding
Harding Law Offices

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 10 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 21 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
  3. May 16 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Marc. S. Harding to respond filed.
  4. Apr 16 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 20, 2024)