Petition for Rehearing Filed in Surveillance Declaratory Order
On June 12, 2015 we posted on the Iowa Supreme Court’s lengthy ruling on the Surveillance Declaratory Order. That post can be found here:...
Recent Statutory Enactments Relating to Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Law
Recently, the 2015 Legislative session adjourned. Four bills were passed which will impact employers and insurers in Nebraska, with an effective date of August 30, 2015. Baylor Evnen partner Dallas...
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Commissioner’s Surveillance Declaratory Order
On June 12, 2015 the Iowa Supreme Court issued a lengthy ruling on the Surveillance Declaratory Order setting aside the commissioner’s order interpreting Iowa Code § 85.27(2). In October of 2012, former...
Baylor, Evnen Attorney Tim Clarke Obtains Favorable Reversal of Modification Award
In Williams v. EGS Appleton, the Nebraska Court of Appeals reiterated that “a medical opinion which only states that previous injuries more than likely contributed to an increase in incapacity cannot be...