Larson Ex Rel. Larson v. Hometown Communications, Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

Jennifer Larson sustained severe and permanent injuries while delivering newspapers. A trial judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court found that Larson was an employee of the newspaper company and awarded workers’ compensation benefits. A three-judge workers’ compensation review panel reversed the findings of the trial judge. The Nebraska Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the review panel. Hometown Communications, Inc., and Hometown Operations, Inc., doing business as the Fremont Tribune, and Maryland Casualty Insurance Company (the defendants) filed a petition for…