The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that substantial evidence supported a truck driver's claim of permanent and total disability from a 2007 fall in an icy parking lot, overturning a Court of Appeals decision to the contrary.Case: Mike Brooks Inc. v. House, No. 13–0303, 03/07/2014, published.Facts: James David House suffered injuries to his shoulder, neck, arm and back in a 2002 motor vehicle accident.Two years later, he injured his back again while trying to push a truck tire onto a rack in the course of his employment with C&C Distribution. House underwent surgery and received a settl...
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