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Truck claims
in Iowa.
Iowa follows modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if you are more than 50% at fault. Below that, damages are reduced by your share of fault.
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Iowa has a 2-year deadline. Evidence disappears in days.
2 years
Two years from the date of injury under Iowa Code § 614.1(2).
Modified comparative negligence (51% bar)
Iowa follows modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if you are more than 50% at fault. Below that, damages are reduced by your share of fault.
Maximum recovery
No general cap on compensatory damages in most cases.
Pre-suit notice
Claims against the State of Iowa require filing under the State Tort Claims Act, Iowa Code Ch. 669.
Iowa Code § 614.1
Cite this statute when documenting your claim. Your attorney will work from this authority.
State practice
I-80 is a major east-west freight artery; I-35 runs north-south. Agricultural and meat-processing trucking is significant.
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