Green v. Drivers Management, Inc.

Sievers, Judge.

A trial judge of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court awarded Stanley Green, a truckdriver, compensation for a back injury he sustained while tightening down cargo onto a flatbed tractor-trailer. Green’s award included payments for temporary total disability and permanent loss of earning capacity, and included the opportunity to receive vocational rehabilitation services. His employer, Drivers Management, Inc. (DMI), was also ordered to pay various medical bills. A review panel of the Workers’ Compensation Court affirmed the award and assessed attorney fees against DMI,…