Hollandsworth v. Nebraska Partners

In this appeal, we address whether the payment of a court-approved lump-sum settlement in a workers’ compensation case is subject to a waiting-period penalty under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-125 (Reissue 1998). The appellee, William R. Hollandsworth, and the appellant, Nebraska Partners, doing business as Mead Cattle Company, Inc., entered into a settlement agreement, which was approved by a single judge of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court. Nebraska Partners did not deliver the settlement check to Hollandsworth within 30 days of the order approving the settlement, and the same judge awarded…