Legal Opinion
Toby Thornton v. American Interstate Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 19, 2017No. 15–1032PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Justice.
In this appeal, we must resolve a workers’ compensation insurer’s multipronged challenge to a judgment on a jury verdict awarding $25 million in punitive damages and $284,000 in compensatory damages. The plaintiff was paralyzed below his chest in an on-the-job accident. The insurer disputed whether the employee was permanently and totally disabled (PTD) and contested his petition for a partial commutation (lump-sum) award while it continued to pay full weekly PTD benefits and explore settlement. The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner determined the employee was PTD and…
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