Nebraska Supreme Court News

Theft is on the Move

Recently, the Nebraska Supreme Court was asked to decide whether theft coverage existed for a mover’s refusal to complete the delivery of an insured’s property unless the insured paid the movers additional money, in cash, or by wire transfer. In …

Nebraska High Court Rules County Not Liable for 2009 Bus Crash

The Nebraska Supreme Court has reversed a lower court’s ruling that found Lancaster County partly liable for a 2009 school bus crash. Jeff Hall sued Lancaster County District Court and Norris School District in 2010, saying he had incurred more …

PTSD Treatment Covered Under Workers’ Comp for Nebraska Man

An Omaha, Neb., clothing store manager shot up to nine times in an act of revenge for reporting an earlier robbery is entitled to compensation for drug and alcohol rehab and treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome following the shooting. The …

Nebraska Court: Agent Breached Contract but Client List Not a Trade Secret

The Nebraska Supreme Court recently upheld the finding of a lower court that a crop insurance agent breached the terms of her contract with a former employer when she went to work for another agency. However, in First Express Services …

Nebraska High Court Rules Woman Can Sue Pathologist

The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a former day care operator cleared of charges in a baby’s death deserves to have her lawsuit against a pathologist in the case heard by a jury. Friday’s decision is the second time …

Court Halts Appeal in Nebraska Workers’ Comp Case

The Nebraska Supreme Court has halted an appeal involving a co-op employee who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he fell off a truck’s flatbed. The court dismissed an appeal by the Aurora Cooperative in a ruling Friday, and sent …

Nebraska High Court to Hear Police Chase Suit Appeal

The Nebraska Supreme Court will decide whether a man injured in the crash of a car being chased by Platte County sheriff’s deputies is entitled to $1 million from the county. Brian Werner sued Platte County in 2010, 14 months …

Nebraska Court Reassesses Liability in Man’s Fall

The Nebraska Supreme Court has released a sign company from liability for an accident that injured an employee who fell 30 feet and landed head first on a gymnasium floor. In a ruling released Friday, the court upheld the liability …