Johnson v. Ford New Holland, Inc.

The trial court of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court refused to accept appellant Le Roy Johnson’s unsigned medical report into evidence because it was not timely disclosed, in violation of Workers’ Comp. Ct. R. of Proc. 4 (1996), and was not signed, in violation of Workers’ Comp. Ct. R. of Proc. 10 (1996). The court then denied Johnson’s motion for a continuance. Subsequently, the action was dismissed because Johnson failed to show causation. A review panel of the Workers’ Compensation Court affirmed. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by rejecting Johnson’s…