Court Compares Employer's Appeal to 'Search for Bigfoot'

The Iowa Court of Appeals denied an employer's challenge to an award of permanent total disability benefits, saying the likelihood of it ever reversing the state Workers' Compensation Commissioner for irrationally applying the law to the facts of a case is akin to a "search for Bigfoot." Case: McComas-Lacina Construction v. Drake, No. 15-0922, 05/11/2016, published. Facts: Stephen Drake filed a workers' compensation claim against his employer, the McComas-Lacina Construction Co. The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner found Drake was credible and awarded him ...