Jimmy Cochran
v.
Questliner, Inc. and Standard Fire Insurance Company
Appellant
Jimmy Cochran
Appellee
Questliner, Inc. and Standard Fire Insurance Company
Attorney for the Appellant
Gary B. Nelson
Attorney for the Appellee
Edward J. Rose
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Heather Lauber, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J. (6 pages)
Jimmy Cochran appeals the workers’ compensation commissioner’s denial of penalty benefits against his former employer, Quest Liner, Inc., for its failure to seek an impairment rating after a physician placed Cochran at maximum medical improvement. OPINION HOLDS: The commissioner’s denial of penalty benefits was not irrational, illogical, or wholly unjustifiable when Cochran, himself, disputed his placement at maximum medical improvement.
