Mark S. Cady

Andover Volunteer Fire Department v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa · 2010-08-13 · cited 32×

The case involved a dispute over workers' compensation liability for the death of Justin Faur, a farm employee and volunteer firefighter who died from methane gas inhalation while attempting to rescue his employer from a manure pit. Grinnell Mutual, the insurer for the farm, sought contribution from Travelers Insurance, the insurer for the volunteer fire department, arguing that Faur was acting in his capacity as a volunteer firefighter at the time of his injury under Iowa Code section 85.61(7)(a). The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision that the fire department's insurer shared responsibility for the benefits, interpreting the statute to require that a volunteer firefighter acquire knowledge of a summons to duty before being considered in the course of employment. The core reasoning centered on the statutory language defining when a volunteer firefighter enters the course of employment upon being summoned, distinguishing it from the moment the dispatch occurs.

labor & employment

State v. Fischer

Supreme Court of Iowa · 2010-07-23 · cited 39×

State v. Madison

Supreme Court of Iowa · 2010-07-23 · cited 13×

Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Cohrt

Supreme Court of Iowa · 2010-07-16 · cited 11×

Waters v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP.

Supreme Court of Iowa · 2010-06-25 · cited 3×

Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Marzen

Supreme Court of Iowa · 2010-03-19 · cited 32×

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Mark S. Cady

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