Opinion ID: 1870125
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Heading: Whether the District Court Erred in Failing to Grant Lindsay's Motion for Summary Judgment.

Text: Lindsay appeals the district court's denial of its motion for summary judgment. The denial of a motion for summary judgment is no longer appealable once the matter proceeds to a trial on the merits. Kiesau v. Bantz, 686 N.W.2d 164, 174 (Iowa 2004). After a trial on the merits, the denial of the motion for summary judgment merges with the trial on the merits. Id. Accordingly, we cannot consider the assignments of error relating to the denial of the motion for summary judgment. Therefore, the only issue we will consider in this appeal is whether the court erred in holding ERISA preempts state common law regarding the enforceability of the noncompete forfeiture provisions.