Defense Rebuts Court-Appointed VR Expert's Opinion With Job Type

A defendant successfully rebutted a presumption that a court-appointed vocational rehabilitation expert's opinion was correct by showing that the analysis was based upon the wrong type of job, according to a decision from the Nebraska Court of Appeals. Case: Bordeaux v. Regional West Medical Center, No. A-09-1209, 5/18/10. Published.Facts: Dolores Bordeaux, a nurse at the Regional West Medical Center, worked as a "visiting nurse," which required her to travel to and from various patients' homes. In February 2005, Bordeaux was traveling from one home to another when she stopped at a ban...