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CHAVEZ v. MS TECHNOLOGY LLC

No. 21-0777.

972 N.W.2d 662 (2022)

Rosa CHAVEZ, Appellant, v. MS TECHNOLOGY LLC and Westfield Insurance Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed April 1, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin M. Tucker (argued) of Tucker Law Office, Des Moines, for appellant.

Lori N. Scardina Utsinger (argued) of Betty, Neuman & McMahon, P.L.C., Davenport, for appellee.

Jay M. Smith of Smith & McElwain Law Office, Sioux City, for amicus curiae Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.

Andrew W. Bribriesco , Bettendorf, for amicus curiae League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa.

Jason D. Neifert of Neifert, Byrne & Ozga, P.C., West Des Moines, for amicus curiae Workers' Compensation Core Group of the Iowa Association for Justice.

Christensen, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all participating justices joined. Mansfield and McDermott, JJ., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

This case presents our first opportunity to interpret the legislature's 2017 amendment to Iowa Code section 85.34(2), which added "shoulder" to the list of scheduled member injuries for determining the award amount for permanent partial disability in a workers' compensation proceeding. See Iowa Code § 85.34...

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