The Iowa Supreme Court is coming to Knoxville.

President of the Marion County Bar Association, Jake Hughes, with Johnson and Lane Attorneys in Knoxville, tells KNIA/KRLS News the court will hear oral arguments from attorneys for the plaintiff and defendant in a medical malpractice case out of Polk County. Hughes says during oral arguments, attorneys present the highlights of their case, and the justices are provided the opportunity to ask questions of the attorneys. The oral arguments will be heard Tuesday, April 3, at the Knoxville Performing Arts Center at 7:00 p.m. The session is open to the public, and there will be a reception afterward, with the opportunity for the public to meet the justices.

The court will hear attorneys argue in the following case:

Alan Andersen, et al. v. Sohit Khanna, et al., case no. 14-1682, from Polk County District Court.
The plaintiffs appeal various trial court rulings after a jury verdict in favor of defendants in this medical malpractice lawsuit involving complications from open heart surgery.

Questions on appeal involve the nature of a patient’s informed consent and the extent of a medical provider’s duty to disclose to the patient prior to the surgery the risks of the procedure and the provider’s level of training and experience in performing the procedure.
Attorneys’ briefs for the case and the court of appeals decision are posted on the Iowa Judicial Branch website at:

https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/supreme-court/supreme-court-oral-argument-schedule/case/14-1682 .