Acuity Insurance v. Foreman

TERNUS, Justice.

The Iowa workers’ compensation commissioner awarded the appellee, Darrell Foreman, permanent and total disability benefits in this review-reopening proceeding. The district court affirmed the award on judicial review, but the court of appeals, in a split decision, reversed. The court of appeals held that while there was substantial evidence to support a finding that Foreman’s industrial disability had increased since the original award of benefits, there was not substantial evidence supporting the degree of disability determined by the commissioner. Consequently, the court of…