Legal Opinion
Garvis v. Scholten
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 25, 1992No. 91-1148PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Justice.
In the course of a child abuse investigation, the defendants disclosed medical information about the plaintiffs to the Iowa department of human services. The plaintiffs sued to recover damages because of this disclosure. The defendants moved for summary judgment, claiming immunity pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.73 (1987). This section affords immunity from liability to any person who in good faith aids and assists in the investigation of a child abuse report.
The district court believed the standard for good faith under section 232.73 is subjective rather than objective as…
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