{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-668.2","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 668.2","heading":"Party defined.","body":"As used in this chapter, unless otherwise required, “party” means any of the following:\n1. A claimant.\n2. A person named as defendant.\n3. A person who has been released pursuant to section 668.7.\n4. A third-party defendant.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 668 - LIABILITY IN TORT — COMPARATIVE FAULT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/668.2.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"47de5fdb9017a7c8978747a146a6c4bba9d1c0badebecc9e719571b3f45cdee6","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-668.1","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-668.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}