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HARVEY'S CASINO v. ISENHOUR

No. 04-1910.

724 N.W.2d 705 (2006)

HARVEY'S CASINO, Appellant, v. Beverly ISENHOUR, Appellee. Ameristar Casinos Council Bluffs, Inc. and Gab Robins, Appellants, v. Amanda A. Davis, Appellee. Ameristar Casinos Council Bluffs, Inc. and Gab Robins, Appellants, v. Helen Falanga, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 8, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Gilner and Scott A. Lautenbaugh of Nolan, Olson, Hansen & Lautenbaugh, L.L.P., Omaha, NE, for appellant Harvey's Casino.

John B. Morrow and Tiernan T. Siems of Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., Omaha, NE, and Michael J. Obradovich, Omaha, NE, for appellants Ameristar Casinos Council Bluffs, Inc. and Gab Robins.

Jacob J. Peters of Peters Law Firm, P.C., Council Bluffs, for appellees.

LARSON, Justice.

Three workers' compensation claimants, Amanda Davis, Helen Falanga, and Beverly Isenhour, claimed benefits for injuries sustained while employed on riverboat casinos in Council Bluffs. The Workers' Compensation Commissioner ruled that the commission had subject matter jurisdiction to award benefits, and the district court agreed. The court of appeals reversed, holding that the claimants were "seamen" working on vessels for which the Federal Jones...

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