A divided Iowa appellate court ruled that a worker did not need to prove she had suffered a distinct and discrete injury in order to pursue a claim for a cumulative trauma to her ankle.
Case: Gumm v. Easter Seal Society of Iowa, No. 18-1051, 05/15/2019, published.
Facts and procedural history: Anita Gumm fell and broke her ankle in 2008 while working for the Easter Seal Society of Iowa. Her doctor placed her at maximum medical improvement in 2009, and she received a 17% permanent impairment rating.
Gumm returned to work without restrictions.
In 2014, she filed a workers’ compens...
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