SANFORD v. MEADOW GOLD DAIRIES, INC.

No. 94-271.

534 N.W.2d 410 (1995)

Mark D. SANFORD, Appellant, v. MEADOW GOLD DAIRIES, INC., Appellee, State of Iowa ex rel. Civil Reparations Trust Fund, Intervenor-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin M. Kirlin of Roehrick, Hulting & Moisan, Des Moines, for appellant.

James H. Gilliam of Brown, Winick, Graves, Baskerville & Schoenebaum, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellee Meadow Gold Dairies, Inc.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Craig Kelinson, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Richard E. Mull, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee State.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LAVORATO, SNELL, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

There are a number of issues in this dispute arising from the discharge of an employee. The employee alleges he was fired for exercising his rights under the workers' compensation law. The employer insists the firing resulted from absenteeism and poor performance. Issues include claims of preemption, the admissibility of evidence of collateral recoveries, and the propriety of a punitive damage award. We affirm on both appeals.

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