Employer Wasn't Barred from Litigating Causation after Worker Filed 2nd Claim Petition

The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned an order of sanctions against an employer for contesting causation for a worker's claimed disability and ruled that the employer's position in challenging the worker's first application for alternate care didn't bar it from disputing causation after the worker filed a second application for alternate care. Case: NID Inc. v. Monahan, No. 14-0292, 03/25/2015, published. Facts: Troy Monahan worked for NID Inc. He fell at work in March 2007, landing on his left side. Monahan quit working for NID in September 2007. For the next two years, Mon...