High Court Reinstates Claim Against Carrier, Finding Insufficient Proof of Policy Cancellation

The Nebraska Supreme Court reinstated a worker’s claim against a comp carrier, finding the carrier was not entitled to dismissal of the claim because it failed to prove it had canceled the employer’s policy prior to the date of the worker’s accident. Case: Greenwood v. J.J. Hooligan's, No. S-16-932, 08/04/2017, published. Facts: Lori Greenwood suffered an on-the-job injury while working for J.J. Hooligan's in January 2012. The restaurant owner provided Greenwood with a phone number for FirstComp Insurance Co., telling her that FirstComp was the insurance provid...