Larry R. Hedlund v. State of Iowa

APPEL, Justice (concurring in part and dissenting in part).

I. Introduction.

I concur in part and dissent in part. I concur in the majority's conclusion that a whistleblower claim is available to Hedlund under Walsh v. Wahlert , 913 N.W.2d 517 (Iowa 2018). I also concur that the district court properly dismissed Hedlund's intentional infliction of emotional distress claim.

I write on two issues. First, I dissent from the affirmance of summary judgment on Hedlund's civil rights claim. Second, I agree with the majority's result on the remedial questions regarding Iowa Code section 70A.28(5)(a )…