Iowa Code Title XV. Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures [Chs. 595-686] § 669.8. Judgment as bar

The final judgment in any suit under this chapter shall constitute a complete bar to any action by the claimant, by reason of the same subject matter, against the state or the employee of the state whose act or omission gave rise to the claim. However, this section shall not apply if the court rules that the claim is not permitted under this chapter.