Kleiva v. Paradise Landscapes & AID Insurance

The defendants, the employer and insurance carrier, have appealed an award of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, which entered a running award to plaintiff on account of temporary total disability. Assigned as error is the finding that plaintiff remains temporarily totally disabled.

In reviewing this type of case, we are governed by several well-established legal principles. The findings of fact of the Workers’ Compensation Court have the same force and effect as a jury verdict in a civil case and will not be set aside where they are supported by credible evidence and are not clearly…