Iowa Code 686D.3 – Actual injury requirement in civil actions alleging COVID-19 exposure
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- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
686D.3 Actual injury requirement in civil actions alleging COVID-19 exposure.
A person shall not bring or maintain a civil action alleging exposure or potential exposure to COVID-19 unless one of the following applies:
1. The civil action relates to a minimum medical condition.
2. The civil action involves an act that was intended to cause harm.
3. The civil action involves an act that constitutes actual malice.
2020 Acts, ch 1070, §5, 11
Section applies retroactively to January 1, 2020; 2020 Acts, ch 1070, §11
A person shall not bring or maintain a civil action alleging exposure or potential exposure to COVID-19 unless one of the following applies:
1. The civil action relates to a minimum medical condition.
2. The civil action involves an act that was intended to cause harm.
3. The civil action involves an act that constitutes actual malice.
2020 Acts, ch 1070, §5, 11
Section applies retroactively to January 1, 2020; 2020 Acts, ch 1070, §11