Nebraska Woman Allowed to Sue after Elevator Injury | Bowling Green Ohio workers compensation attorneys

A Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a woman that was seriously injured in a fall down an empty elevator shaft at her workplace can sue a real estate company operated by her employers.  Darlene Howsden was an employee of a Lincoln funeral home in 2009 when she attempted to cut through a makeshift hallway that employees often used.  The hallway was through an elevator shaft by the top of an elevator car that usually rested on the basement floor of the building.  Ms. Howsden was unaware that the car was not on the basement floor and fell 16 feet to the building’s basement floor and was severely injured.

She received workers’ compensation benefits but decided to sue the real estate company that owned the mortuary to recover additional damages.  Roper’s Real Estate tried to convince the court that it is owned and operated by the same shareholders as Roper & Sons Inc. which operated the mortuary making workers’ compensation benefits Ms. Howsden’s sole remedy for damages.  However, the court did not agree.

Ms. Howsden can now proceed with her lawsuit for unspecified damages, including lost wages, pain and suffering for the back injuries she received. 

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