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Case No. 21-0288

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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:
Jan 12, 2022
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. 

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