NEW RULES FOR LUMP SUM SETTLEMENT APPLICATIONS IN NEBRASKA
As a reminder, on December 29, 2022, the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court adopted amendments to Rules 47, 63, and Addendum 2. These changes went into effect immediately. Certain changes, such as updates to the rule regarding Independent Medical Examiners, were minor. Other changes were more significant.
One of the most significant changes affected Lump Sum Settlement Applications. The Workers’ Compensation Court adopted changes to Rule 47 and Addendum 2, which effectively replaced the 2018 Life Expectancy Table with the 2019 version.
The updated 2019 Life Expectancy Table contains only minor changes from the 2018 version, but when dealing with future and present values, even minor changes can have a significant impact.
This post was drafted by Dantae Knudson, a law clerk at Baylor Evnen. If you have questions regarding these rule changes, please call Paul Barta or Micah Hawker-Boehnke at 402-475-1075.