Legal Opinion

Excel Corp. v. Smithart

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 18, 2002No. 01-0702PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CADY, Justice.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, we are asked to revisit our rule governing apportionment of disability resulting from multiple work injuries, and our rule governing employer accommodations in determining industrial disability.' The workers’ compensation commissioner awarded benefits to the worker based on a finding of two separate injuries to the same area of the body, refused to apportion the resulting disability, and refused to consider accommodations made by the employer following the injuries. Our review follows review by the district court and the court of appeals. We…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Second Injury Fund of Iowa v. NelsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  2. McKeever Custom Cabinets v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  3. Herrera v. IBP, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  4. IBP, Inc. v. HarpoleSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  5. Floyd v. Quaker OatsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Meyer v. IBP, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2006
  2. Mycogen Seeds v. SandsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  3. Larson Manufacturing Co. v. ThorsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
  4. Jbs Swift & Company and American Zurich Insurance Company v. Rosalva OchoaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  5. R.R. Donnelly & Sons v. BarnettSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003

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