Paper's Lumber v. Schipper

1 Citing case

  1. Standard Water Control Sys., Inc. v. Jones

    No. 17-0854 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 7, 2018)

    While recognizing that undue emphasis on the size of the judgment is improper, the fee award exceeded 800% of the underlying judgment. Cf. Paper's Lumber & Supply v. Schipper, No. 12-0103, 2013 WL 750410, at *5 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 27, 2013) (rejecting argument fee award "above a certain percentage of the underlying judgment is per se unreasonable," but noting fee award was "just over forty percent of the underlying judgment"). In addition, the district court underemphasized the time necessarily spent on this matter given the limited amount at issue and the limited factual issue presented.