Legal Opinion
Lara v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 23, 1994No. 92-1936PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREASEN, Justice.
Plaintiff brought suit against former employer claiming violations of state and federal wage payment laws and employment discrimination laws, tortious discharge, fraudulent misrepresentation, and slander. Following a jury trial, judgments were entered by the court awarding compensatory and punitive damages based on wage payment violations, tortious discharge, misrepresentation, and slander. Upon the filing of posttrial motions, the court modified the judgments. Defendant appeals and plaintiff cross-appeals.
On appeal defendant claims that (1) the trial court erred in…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Vinson v. Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
- Springer v. Weeks and Leo Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- Smith v. Smithway Motor Xpress, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1990
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- Jasper v. H. Nizam, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2009
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