Multiple Injuries on Same Extremity Can Constitute Injury to More than 1 'Member'

The Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker who sustains injuries along the same extremity can be considered to have suffered a "loss or loss of use of more than one member or parts of more than one member." Case: Espinoza v. Job Source USA Inc., No. S-22-207, 02/17/2023, published. Facts: Paulina Espinoza worked for Job Source USA Inc., a temporary staffing service company. Job Source sent Espinoza to work at a bakery in March 2019, where she fell, fracturing her right wrist and right elbow. After reaching maximum medical improvement, Espinoza’s doctor assign...