Supreme Court of Iowa· 2/18/2005

Christy v. Miulli

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692 N.W.2d 694
2005 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 25
2005 WL 380164

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holding that the statute of limitations for loss of spousal consortium claims begins to run on the date the surviving spouse learns of the decedent spouse's death
concluding the doctrine of fraudulent concealment es-topped a defendant from asserting a statute-of-limitations defense, but noting the discovery rule is a separate question from fraudulent concealment
acknowledging a child’s claim can be “prosecuted independently if the wrongful death claim is already barred under paragraph (a) of section 614.1(9)”
acknowledging a child’s claim can be “prosecuted independently if the wrongful death claim is already barred under paragraph (a) of section 614.1(9)”
\[A] patient's knowledge of pertinent facts and circumstances may affect the reasonableness of his [or her] continued reliance on a tortfeasor's representations.\
the purpose of the equitable estoppel doctrine is to prevent a party from benefitting from a fraud that has prevented the other party from timely asserting its claim

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