Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Hedlund

CADY, Justice.

In this appeal we must decide whether an employer may contest liability for an injury to its employee after admitting liability for the injury at a previous alternate medical care hearing. The workers’ compensation commissioner determined the employer was unable to deny liability based on the doctrine of issue preclusion. The district court affirmed. The court of appeals also affirmed, but held the liability issue was not res judicata. Instead, the court of appeals applied the doctrine of judicial estoppel and held the employer was estopped from contesting liability. On further…