2015 Nebraska Self Insurers Association Insurance & Claims Conference
Baylor Evnen Partners Randall L. Goyette, Dallas D. Jones, and Paul T. Barta will be speaking at the 2015 Nebraska Self Insurers Association Insurance & Claims Conference! The conference takes place...
Court of Appeals Affirms Compensation Court’s Award of Penalties, Finding that there was No Medical Basis to Deny
On September 29, 2015 the Nebraska Court of Appeals issued its decisions in Peterson v. Leprino Foods. At issue on appeal was whether a reasonable controversy existed concerning the nature of the...
Omaha Office Update by Andrew M. Loudon, Esq.
September 1, 2013, Baylor Evnen opened the doors of our new Omaha office. Partner Peter Katt, a real estate specialist, spends every day in the Omaha office, working with Metro area clients. The Baylor...
Nebraska Legislature to Analyze Future of Vocational Rehabilitation in Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Cases
The Business and Labor Committee of the Nebraska Legislature has scheduled an Interim Study hearing on Legislative Resolution 246, the purpose of which is to analyze the effectiveness of vocational...
The Nebraska Supreme Court In Hynes v. Good Samaritan Hospital Further Elaborates on the Requirement that a Physical Injury Must Precede a Mental Injury for the Latter to be Compensable
The Nebraska Supreme Court recently decided Hynes v. Good Samaritan Hospital, 291 Neb. 757 (September 4, 2015), which has raised some questions as to whether this decision changes the law on the...
Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits Under Iowa Workers’ Compensation Law
Often times, we receive questions from clients inquiring as to what exposure and/or obligations they have as to vocational rehabilitation benefits under the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act. Vocational...
The Nebraska Court of Appeals Elaborates on what Evidence is Sufficient to Find Entitlement to Assessment of Loss of Earning Capacity
On August 25, 2015, the Nebraska Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Marshall v. FedEx Freight East, No. A-14-982 (Neb. Ct. App. Aug. 25, 2015). In Marshall, the claimant incurred a left hand injury...
Iowa Workers’ Compensation Headquarters Moving to New Location
The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Headquarters is in the process of moving. The new location’s address is: Division of Workers’ Compensation 150 Des Moines Street Des Moines, IA 50309-1836 Hearings will be...
Employer must derive a “substantial direct benefit” from employee’s attendance for social event to arise in the course of employment
Employer must derive a “substantial direct benefit” from employee’s attendance for social event to arise in the course of employment On July 10, 2015, the Nebraska Supreme Court reiterated that in order...
Governor Ricketts appoints Lancaster County District Court Judge and Former Baylor, Evnen Partner Stephanie Stacy to the Nebraska Supreme Court
See Governor Ricketts’ press release here: https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/gov-ricketts-appoints-judge-stephanie-stacy-supreme-court