LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - The Nebraska Supreme Court overturned the denial of a woman’s claim for workers compensation over a COVID-19 infection early in the pandemic, although dissenters including the court’s chief justice said the opinion misinterpreted the law and may not have any legal effect.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - A real estate agent who was targeted by the Nebraska Republican Party with fliers accusing her of breaking the law when she entered a contested primary election can sue the party for defamation, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - Wet grass is a weather condition, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled in a lawsuit brought by a man who was nearly struck with a riding lawnmower that slipped down a hill.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - A department store was entitled to summary judgment against a woman who came up with multiple explanations for why she fell in a doorway but ultimately said she couldn’t recall what happened, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - A law passed in 2005 protects the State of Nebraska against a lawsuit by a woman whose husband was killed after a dam built in the 1920s failed, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled, upholding sovereign immunity against claims the state could have done more to prevent the tragedy.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - Clarifying its opinion that circumstantial evidence is just as conclusive as any other kind of evidence, Nebraska’s highest court reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit by the family of a man who plunged to his death from a balcony, taking the railing with him.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer who accused a former client of engaging in “Michael Avennati style” extortion and posting a review on his Google business page describing him as a “disheveled, unorganized, unreliable attorney” can’t revive his lawsuits even though it took more than a year to discover the true author of the review, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - A collegiate soccer player will not be able to sue over eye injuries he sustained when a resistance band slipped and hit him in the face during a team workout.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sought almost $500,000 from the Nebraska State Bar for failing to provide proper disability accommodations when she took the bar exam can’t seek relief from the Nebraska Supreme Court even though the state’s high court is in control of attorney licensing.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) – The family of a man shot and killed during production of the show “Cops” will not be able to recover damages from the City of Omaha.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - Road construction contractors can’t be held liable for the death of a police officer who steered around multiple barricades before slamming into a parked crane, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled, rejecting arguments a jury should have been allowed to decide whether additional warning signs would have prevented the deadly accident.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - Adopting a broad interpretation of the state’s sovereign-immunity statute, the Nebraska Supreme Court said a prisoner who was stabbed in his cell can’t sue prison officials for placing him in the same unit as the murderer of his brother.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) – The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit brought by the survivor of a double-homicide who was sexually assaulted while 911 responders tried to find her.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Nebraska has modified a lower court's ruling after an appeal filed by American Blue Ribbon of a verdict in favor of a woman who fell and sustained a broken hip at one of its restaurants.
Judge of the District Court, 9th Judicial District, Teresa K. Luther, is retiring December 31, 2018. Luther serves as a judge of the Central Nebraska Drug Court and judge of the Judicial District 9 Reentry Court in addition to presiding full-time on the district court bench in Grand Island.
The “Distinguished Judge for Improvement of the Judicial System” and “Distinguished Judge for Service to the Community” awards were established to publicly recognize members of the judiciary for meritorious projects and exemplary accomplishments that enhance the vision of justice within our communities.
Nebraska’s longest serving sitting district court judge Donald E. Rowlands is retiring July 31, 2018. Rowlands has served the citizens of the State of Nebraska in the 11th Judicial District since taking the bench on April 25, 1986.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) – The Nebraska Supreme Court on May 5 turned back an appeal made by a railroad brakeman who claimed damages after allegedly suffering injuries when he attempted to turn the wheel of a handbrake on a railroad car.
