Iowa Supreme Court tosses $2.84 million verdict, reinforces workers’ comp immunity shield

Michael Griffith had been working as a stockpiler at Wendling Quarries in Garrison, Iowa, for just over a week when he died on January 8, 2020. His job involved climbing onto a catwalk surrounding a lime surge hopper, a large bin that collects processed limestone, and using a long pole to scrape accumulated lime dust from the sides.