Iowa Supreme Court · No. 23-0605
Valerie Rheeder v. Shellene Gray, City of Marion, Douglas Slagle and Joseph McHale
Decided June 6, 2025 · appeal from Linn County · Government
What the court decided
AI summary An employee sued their former employer and supervisors for sexual harassment and retaliation. The district court previously refused to dismiss these claims, but the Iowa Supreme Court has now reversed that decision. This means the case is being sent back to the lower court for further proceedings.1
Result: Reversed and Remanded
The court’s own summary
The plaintiff’s former employer and work superiors appeal from district court orders denying summary judgment on the plaintiff’s claims for sexual harassment and retaliation.
Holding: In the Iowa Supreme Court No. 23–0605 Submitted March 26, 2025—Filed June 6, 2025 Amended July 17, 2025 Valerie Rheeder, Appellee, vs. Shellene Gray, City of Marion, Douglas Slagle, and Joseph McHale, Appellants. Interlocutory appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Valerie L. Clay, judge. Four defendants appeal the district court’s refusal to dismiss a plaintiff’s claims for workplace sexual harassment and retaliation. Reversed and Remanded.
Judges
- Written by Justice David May
Iowa Code it cites
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