Any lump-sum settlement by agreement of the parties pursuant to section 48-139 shall be final and not subject to readjustment if the settlement is in conformity with the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, unless the settlement is procured by fraud. All awards of compensation made by the compensation court, except those amounts payable periodically, shall be final and not subject to readjustment.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-140
Compensation; lump-sum settlements; conclusiveness; exception
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Miner v. Robertson Home Furnishing (1991)
Most recently applied in Spratt v. Crete Carrier Corp. (March 2022)
Laws 1913, c. 198, § 41, p. 597; R.S.1913, § 3682; Laws 1917, c. 85, § 17, p. 213; Laws 1921, c. 122, § 1, p. 527; C.S.1922, § 3064; C.S.1929, § 48-141; Laws 1935, c. 57, § 26, …
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