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// JURISDICTION / IA

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.

// HIGH URGENCY · ACT NOW

Iowa has a 2-year deadline. Evidence disappears in days.

01// STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

2 years

Two years from the date of injury under Iowa Code § 614.1(2).

02// FAULT SYSTEM

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.

03// DAMAGE CAPS

Maximum recovery

No general cap on compensatory damages in most cases.

04// NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

Pre-suit notice

Claims against the State of Iowa require filing under the State Tort Claims Act, Iowa Code Ch. 669.

05// KEY STATUTE

Iowa Code § 614.1

Cite this statute when documenting your claim. Your attorney will work from this authority.

06// TRUCK-SPECIFIC NOTES

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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