Iowa Court of Appeals Provides Guidance on Investigating a Worker’s Claim of Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
Recently, in Zaglauer vs. Mercy Medical Center, 2013 WL 5276149, the Iowa Court of Appeals determined that a Claimant who had an uncontested work accident did not suffer from chronic regional pain...
Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court Awards Custom Wheelchairs, Sleep Number Bed, and Wheelchair Accessible Van to Employee
On Aug. 27, the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court awarded the plaintiff in Simmons v. Precast Haulers, Inc., Doc. 212 No. 0087 (2013), a custom light weight wheelchair, an electric/powered wheelchair,...
Iowa District Court Upholds Commissioner’s Decision that Surveillance Video of Claimants Must be Disclosed Regardless of Whether the Employer Intends to Use the Same at Trial or With an Expert Witness
Recently, the Iowa District Court for Polk County ruled that the Iowa Industrial Commissioner’s prior decision regarding disclosure of surveillance was to be upheld. As discussed in the prior blog entry...
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Important Point in Bad Faith Case
Previously, in the matter of Thornton v. American Interstate Insurance Company, a workers’ compensation Claimant had filed a bad faith lawsuit against the applicable workers’ compensation insurer for bad...