Foster v. BryanLGH Medical Center East

NATURE OF CASE

Before going to trial in her workers’ compensation case, Victoria M. Foster, formerly known as Victoria M. Collins, discharged her attorney, Rolf Shasteen, and hired a new attorney. Shasteen perfected an attorney’s lien in the Workers’ Compensation Court pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-108 (Reissue 2004). Represented by a new attorney, Foster tried her case to a single judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court. The single judge determined that Foster was entitled to certain benefits and, later, approved a lump-sum settlement.

Shasteen filed a motion with the compensation court to…