Supreme Court Says Carrier Can't Get Reimbursement for Benefits Paid in Error

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier that mistakenly paid benefits to an injured worker could not obtain full reimbursement from the insurer that should have paid. Case: American Home Assurance v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. 20-0769, 06/10/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: American Home Assurance, a workers' compensation insurance carrier, paid 125 weeks of permanent partial disability benefits to an employee injured in June 2008 pursuant to an arbitration award. In 2016, after the employee filed a petition to reopen his case, American discovere...