Iowa Ins. Inst. v. Core Group of the Iowa Ass’n for Justice
Annotate this CaseThe Workers’ Compensation Core Group of the Iowa Association for Justice filed a petition for declaratory order with the Workers’ Compensation Commissioner seeking a determination whether Iowa Code 85.25(2) mandates that employers or insurance carriers defending workers’ compensation claims must immediately provide copies of surveillance videos, photographs, and reports concerning a claimant’s physical or mental condition relative to the claim. The Commissioner concluded that section 85.27(2) overrides the work product immunity, thus requiring the disclosure of surveillance materials upon request from a claimant before the claimant is deposed. The district court affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that section 85.27(2) does not affect privileges and protections related to the litigation process such as the work product doctrine because the statute is limited to health-care-related privileges such as the physician-patient privilege. Remanded.
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