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NuStar Farms, LLC v. Zylstra

Iowa Supreme Court

880 N.W.2d 478 (2016)

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Attorney Stoller represented the Zylstras in various matters through early 2014, then began representing NuStar and, before terminating the Zylstra representation, sent emails pressing the Zylstras to sign a deed and threatening to pursue remedies on NuStar's behalf, only later informing them he would no longer represent them; he subsequently sued the Zylstras for NuStar, and the district court denied their disqualification motion.

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