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Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursinghome negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] Indest III, J.D.,
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursinghome negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] Indest III, J.D.,
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursinghome negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] Indest III, J.D.,
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the verdict in a nursinghome negligence case that awarded $6 million in compensation and damages to the plaintiff. [.] Indest III, J.D.,
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