Legal Opinion
Bridgestone/Firestone v. Accordino
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 26, 1997No. 95-2169PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
This appeal involves a routine workers’ compensation case made unnecessarily complex by the district court’s refusal to adjudicate the controversy on its merits. We reverse and remand to the district court for the judicial review contemplated by Iowa Code section 17A.19 (1995).
The salient facts are not disputed. Cathy Aceordino worked for Bridgestone/Firestone as a tire trimmer. She claimed benefits for cumulative work injury resulting in surgery for bilateral carpal tunnel decompression and disability from bilateral cubital tunnel syndrome. At an arbitration hearing held…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Norland v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
- Johnston Equipment Corp. of Iowa v. Industrial IndemnitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1992
- Ward v. Iowa Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Catalfo v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Terwilliger v. Snap-On Tools Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1995
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3Cited by21 opinions
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