Green v. Drivers Management, Inc.

NATURE OF CASE

Stanley Green injured his back in the course of his employment, and the trial judge of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court awarded him payments for temporary total disability and permanent partial disability. Green was also awarded the opportunity to receive vocational rehabilitation services. Green’s employer, Drivers Management, Inc. (DMI), was ordered to pay various medical bills. A review panel of the compensation court affirmed the award and assessed attorney fees against DMI. DMI appealed to the Nebraska Court of Appeals, which held that the trial judge erred in…