State ex rel. Miller v. Fiberlite International, Inc.

CARTER, Justice.

In this appeal, the State ex relatione the attorney general challenges the district court’s refusal to award attorney fees and investigative costs following consumer fraud litigation in which the State prevailed. The basis for this claim is the provision for recovery of attorney fees and investigation costs contained in Iowa Code section 714.16(11) (1989). The district court refused to award attorney fees and investigation costs under this statute because (a) the State had not offered evidence concerning these costs and fees during the trial on the merits, and (b) the court…