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Another Reason Not to Act As Your Own General Contractor

The Nebraska Supreme Court recently issued an important opinion concerning the statute of limitations for a homeowners bringing claims against contractors. When an owner acts as his own builder or general contractor, he must file a lawsuit against a subcontractor within four years of the subcontractor completing its work, not within four years of completion of the total home or project. Add this to the list of reasons a homeowner [...]

Five Things You Should Know About Nebraska’s Legal Malpractice Limitations Period

Cathy Trent-Vilim2021-03-19T12:34:28-05:00March 19th, 2021|Legal Malpractice, Limitation of Liability, Litigation, Nebraska Litigation & Trial Advisor, Statute of Limitations, Statute of Repose|

Legal malpractice claims are an unfortunate part of the practice of law. Nebraska’s professional negligence statute is ‘occurrence based.’ See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-222. That means the two-year limitations period is triggered by, and begins to run from, the date of the alleged negligent act or omission. As straightforward that may sound, as with most things there are exceptions. So here are 5 things you should know: 1.The limitations [...]