Brian Denemark
v.
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Appellant
Brian Denemark
Appellee
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Attorneys for the Appellant
Dennis Currel
Jeff Carter
Attorneys for the Appellee
Jean Z. Dickson
Peter J. Thill
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Scott D. Rosenberg, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Ahlers, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (12 pages)
Brian Denemark appeals the district court’s ruling on judicial review, which affirmed the workers’ compensation commissioner’s denial of two applications for alternate medical care. OPINION HOLDS: In conducting judicial review, the district court properly applied the law on the agency’s discretion. The district court did not make its own legal findings or require proof of his employer’s ulterior motive in denying medical care. Finally, Denemark failed to show the agency’s decision conflicts with prior precedent. We therefore affirm.