Owen v. American Hydraulics, Inc.

Following trial, a single judge of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court determined that Sidney Owen sustained an injury during the course and within the scope of his employment with American Hydraulics, Inc. (AHI), and awarded him temporary partial disability benefits and medical expenses. The trial court further found that because of conflicting medical evi dence, it could not determine certain issues without resort to guess and speculation; therefore, it ordered the parties to seek appointment of an independent medical examiner pursuant to Workers’ Comp. Ct. R. of Proc. 63 (1995). AHI…