Schwickerath v. Anderson
Karen Schwickerath, Plaintiff-Appellee
Patrick Ryan Anderson, Julia Stacey Anderson, Patrick R. Anderson, Attorney at Law, Iowa Property Holding, LLC, Equity Vestors, LLC, Iowa Property Holding Co-Op, Inc., Iowa Property Management and Maintenance, LLC, Defendants-Appellants.
Attorneys for Appellee
Shayla McCormally
Sophie Wanek
Attorneys for Appellants
Matthew M. Boles
Christopher Stewart
Adam C. Witosky
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Lawrence P. McLellan, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (23 pages)
Patrick Anderson and his business entities appeal a judgment for former client, Karen Schwickerath, on her claims for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and legal malpractice. OPINION HOLDS: Substantial evidence supports the district court’s findings on fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and legal malpractice, and error was not preserved on Anderson’s challenge to the award of compensatory damages. We affirm the award of punitive damages and conclude we lack jurisdiction to address Anderson’s challenge to trial attorney’s fees. Schwickerath’s request for appellate attorney fees is granted.
