Court Allows Employer to Reform Language of Settlement Agreement

The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was entitled to a correction of its settlement agreement with an injured worker to properly reflect the amount of credit it could claim based on an original settlement offer. Case: Reihe v. Midwest Viking, No. 17-0214, 11/08/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Berwyn Reihe worked for Midwest Viking. He filed a workers’ compensation claim after he suffered an on-the-job injury in September 2013. In February 2015, Midwest offered to settle his claim for $75,758.71, “less a deduction of the payments which have been ma...