Ladd v. COMPLETE CONCRETE, INC.

Cassel, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Complete Concrete, Inc., and Federated Mutual Insurance Co. (collectively Complete Concrete) appeal the decision of the review panel of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court which affirmed the trial court’s compensation award to Jerry R Ladd and ordered Complete Concrete to pay an attorney fee with interest. The court-appointed vocational rehabilitation counselor first opined that Ladd’s loss of earning capacity was 60 percent, later opined that the loss was 100 percent, and finally opined that Ladd had sustained a 70-percent loss of earning capacity. The trial…