Legal Opinion
Buechel v. Five Star Quality Care, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 7, 2008No. 06-1239PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
APPEL, Justice.
In this case, we are presented with an appeal of a district court order granting summary judgment to one defendant in a wrongful death action on the grounds that the claim was barred by the relevant statutes of limitations and repose. For the reasons presented below, we affirm the order of the district court.
I. Factual Background and Prior Proceedings.
Juanita Buechel died during the early morning hours of January 20, 2001 at Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilitation (Prairie Ridge), a nursing home facility located in Mediapolis, Iowa. On the following day, the family met with the…
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