Legal Opinion
Barnhill v. Iowa District Court for Polk County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 14, 2009No. 06-0163PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
An Iowa attorney brought a class-action lawsuit on behalf of homeowners against the manufacturer of roofing shingles and its president. The action asserted seven theories of recovery, most of which were based in contract. After the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the manufacturer and its president, the president requested sanctions against the attorney who filed the class action. The president argued sanctions were appropriate because the claims against him lacked merit both in law and in fact and cost him considerable expense to defend. The district court…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Frederick Lawrence White, Jr. Benjamin L. Staponski, Jr., and Gwen G. Caranchini v. General Motors Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Golden Eagle Distributing Corporation v. Burroughs Corporation, and Kirkland & EllisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Albert J. Gaiardo and Patricia Gaiardo, His Wife v. Ethyl Corporation, A/K/A Ethyl Corporation, Visqueen DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- In Re Kunstler.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Kristin L. Rowedder, as Conservator of Gary Kral v. Michael Anderson, Richard F. Rosener, Mark Helkenn, Raymond Helkenn, Mccord Insurance & Real Estate Corp., Roger Preul, and Berneil PreulSupreme Court of Iowa · 2012
- GE Money Bank v. MoralesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
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