Frideres v. Schiltz

SNELL, Justice.

This case is considered pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Iowa Code chapter 684A. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa has certified to us questions of Iowa law which we now address.

I. Factual Background

In December of 1988, Linda Frideres, the plaintiff, told a priest that her brother had sexually abused her when she was a child. In 1990, Linda saw a clinical psychologist at the request of her physician. Linda’s physician requested a complete psychological evaluation of Linda. In the course of the evaluation, Linda…