The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a railway was not entitled to a set-off against a jury's award of damages to a worker for the difference between the amount of the worker's medical bills and the amount the railway paid for treatment after negotiating with the worker's medical providers. Case: Strasburg v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. S-12-999, 11/01/2013, published.Facts: Shawn T. Strasburg worked as a carman for the Union Pacific Railroad Co. He alleged that he injured his back when his chair collapsed while he was attending a safety class for the railway's employ...
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