Stone v. Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corp.

LAVORATO, Justice.

This is an appeal from a district court order denying certification of a class action. The named plaintiff on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated sued her employer and her union for alleged sexual harassment on the job. In denying certification the district court concluded that the plaintiff could not “fairly and adequately represent and protect the interests of the class.”

In her appeal the named plaintiff mounts a two-part abuse of discretion challenge. First, she alleges that there is a mandatory finding of fact requirement under the Iowa Rules of Civil…