Dennis L. Smith v. Iowa State University of Science and Technology, State of Iowa

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 15-0852 Filed March 23, 2016 DENNIS L. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, STATE OF IOWA, Defendants-Appellants. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Kurt J. Stoebe, Judge. Iowa State University and the State of Iowa appeal the district court’s assessment of attorney fees rising out of a former employee’s claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and violations of the whistleblowing statute. REVERSED AND REMANDED.…