A Nebraska employer and its insurance carrier were entitled to a credit against the amount of future benefits owed to an injured worker based on the settlement the worker obtained from his employer's parent company.Case: Bacon v. DBI/SALA, No. S-11-194, 11/02/2012, published.Facts: Ronald "Tim" Bacon was severely injured while working on a construction project as an employee of Davis Erection Co. Davis and its insurer, the Liberty Mutual Group, began paying him lifetime workers' compensation benefits after his accident.Bacon then brought a separate negligence action against Davis' ...
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