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McILRAVY v. NORTH RIVER INS. CO.

No. 01-0008.

653 N.W.2d 323 (2002)

David McILRAVY, Appellant, v. NORTH RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY and Crum & Forster Insurance, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 9, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen Roach Tobin of Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

Stephen D. Hardy and Michael A. Carmoney of Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellees.

Mark S. Soldat, Algona, and David D. Drake of Lawyer, Lawyer, Dutton & Drake, West Des Moines, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, by the Core Group of its Workers' Compensation Section.1

CADY, Justice.

The primary issue we face in this appeal is whether an injured worker presented a viable cause of action against his employer's workers' compensation carrier for bad faith in denying his claim for workers' compensation benefits. The district court granted the carrier's motion for summary judgment and the court of appeals affirmed the decision. On further review, we vacate the decision of the court of appeals, affirm the decision of the district court...

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