Worker's Idiopathic Fall on Level Surface May Be Compensable

A divided Iowa Supreme Court last week ruled that a worker who suffered an idiopathic seizure can potentially recover benefits for his injuries from falling to the floor. While the court acknowledged no Iowa case has ever found a worker’s fall while on a level surface to be compensable, there is no blanket rule against awarding benefits for such an injury. Accordingly, the court said Jason Bluml’s claim should not have been dismissed as a matter of law. Bluml has suffered from seizures since 2007. He once crashed his car into a house while having a seizure while driving. He had...