· 12/18/2015
Bruce Baker v. bridgestone/firestone and Old Republic Insurance
Citations
- 872 N.W.2d 672
- 2015 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 103
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- acknowledging the longstanding principle that the “humanitarian and beneficent purpose” of workers’ compensation statutes informs our interpretation of them
- acknowledging the longstanding principle that the “humanitarian and beneficent purpose” of workers’ compensation statutes informs our interpretation of them
- describing \grand bargain removing workers' compensation matters from the civil justice system\
- describing the “series of tradeoffs” inherent in the workers’ compensation system
- “[The Thorson court] reaffirmed that the phrase ‘permanent adverse impact’ provides an abbreviated or alternative characterization of the three elements of the discovery rule test: nature, seriousness, and probable compensable character of the injury.”
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Judges: Hecht
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