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Dave Schmitt obtained summary judgment in two separate toxic tort lawsuits filed against the railroads he represented. In both cases the plaintiffs claimed they suffered cancer as a result of alleged exposures to diesel exhaust and environmental hazards during their railroad employment. Schmitt secured the plaintiffs’ medical records, employment records, and deposition testimony to offer in support of motions for summary judgment. The United States District Court for [...]

Partner Mike Storey presented to the Independent Insurance Agents of Omaha on May 26, 2022.  Mr. Storey’s presentation focused on recent decisions by the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals on the duties of insurance agents under Nebraska law.  This included two favorable decisions obtained by partner Sean Minahan on behalf of Nebraska insurance agents and brokers.   As part of his presentation, Mr. Storey also [...]

LDM is excited to welcome five amazing and talented law students who have joined our team as summer law clerks. Ethan Dunn will be located in our West Des Moines office, and Cameron Scott, Tevyn Waddell, Ethan Hoogevven and Jelena Milakovic will be joining our Omaha team. We are thrilled that Maddie Hasley and Roger Sack, our amazing and talented 2L law clerks, have returned to LDM to [...]

Bryony Whitaker joined Lamson Dugan & Murray’s Des Moines office as an Associate in the Litigation Dept. Ms. Whitaker was born and raised in England where she obtained a law degree, and worked as a legal conflict’s analyst. She then moved to the US to attend the University of Iowa, College of Law. In her first year, she became the University’s youngest student to be selected for the Willem [...]

Janice M. Thomas joined Lamson Dugan & Murray’s Des Moines office as a Partner in the Litigation Dept. Ms. Thomas received her law degree from Drake University where she was a member of the Moot Court Board and her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa. Ms. Thomas is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Fewer than one percent of the total number of lawyers [...]

Dan Hassing recently secured a summary judgment for his client on a premises liability claim.  In the case, Mr. Hassing represented a health club in greater Nebraska.  The claim involved significant personal injuries including a fractured vertebrae.  The plaintiff alleged that he had suffered the injuries as the result of being pushed into the wall during a game of basketball.  The plaintiff claimed that the club knew that [...]

LDM attorneys and staff volunteered at the United Way’s Shine Bright event, where they rolled up their sleeves to put together care kits for local students.  The 4000 Shine Bright boxes contained essential hygiene items which were age, gender, and ethnicity specific, and will be distributed to kids in the OPS and CBPS surrounding areas.  The hope is that every box distributed to a student in their [...]

Dan Hassing and Mark Novotny recently secured a summary judgment for their clients on a legal malpractice claim. Hassing and Novotny represented a team of lawyers who had been sued on allegations that they had negligently handled a challenge to a tax increment financing project in rural Nebraska. Hassing and Novotny argued that the claim against their clients was barred by the statute of limitations. To support [...]

On March 15, 2022, LDM Attorneys Pat Vipond and Mike Storey obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice case after a four-day jury trial in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. The case, which originated in 2014 and was the subject of two appeals to the Nebraska Court of Appeals and Nebraska Supreme Court, involved allegations that the defendant failed to diagnose Epstein Barr [...]

Partner, Cathy Trent-Vilim has been selected as the State Chair for Nebraska for the ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers. The State Chairs Committee was established to help carry out the Council’s goals of promoting excellence in appellate practice and building a stronger appellate bar to benefit courts, lawyers, clients, and the public. The Committee includes experienced appellate attorneys selected to serve as State Chairs in every state, the District [...]

Lamson Dugan & Murray attorney Lily Ealey recently spent her Friday nights and Saturday mornings coaching two thriving law students, Essence Hill and Dajuan Davis, to compete in the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court competition at the Midwest Regional BLSA convention. Her hard work and investment in these young students paid off. This dynamic duo advanced to the semi-finals and placed 4th overall. Please join us in congratulating Lily [...]

Lamson Dugan & Murray attorney Lily Ealey was recently appointment to the Santa Monica House Board of Directors.  The Santa Monica House was the first halfway house in Omaha, Nebraska, designed exclusively for women.  Since 1972, it has administered a caring, comprehensive program for women who desire to live without the burden of addiction.

LDM Attorneys Nichole Bogen and Lily Ealey published an article in the November/December 2021 Nebraska State Bar Association publication, The Nebraska Lawyer.  The article featured is titled, "Help! My Client Received a Charge of Discrimination from the Nebraska Equal Employment Opportunity Commission." Nichole Bogen is a partner in the Lamson Dugan & Murray Lincoln office.  She has represented clients in federal and state courts involving railroad and [...]

Lamson Dugan & Murray attorneys helped those in need by participating in the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Collection bell ringing campaign on December 23, 2021. The Salvation Army of Omaha serves the greater Omaha metropolitan area from feeding programs and homelessness prevention to mental health and older adult services. The Red Kettle Collection bell ringing campaign is a great way to volunteer and help those in need in the [...]

Lamson Dugan & Murray attorneys and staff spread some holiday cheer by volunteering to serve dinner at the Siena Francis House in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 20, 2021.  The Siena Francis House was founded in 1975.  It provides shelter, food, clothing and other emergency services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The Siena Francis House also provides on-site, Permanent Supportive Services for formerly homeless, disabled persons, as well as [...]

Congratulations to LDM Partner Catherine French McGill for being appointed to the Salvation Army of Omaha’s Advisory Board. The Salvation Army of Omaha serves the greater Omaha metropolitan area through its multiple worship centers and service locations, from feeding programs and homelessness prevention to mental health and older adult services. See the announcement.

Congratulations to attorney Ellen Geisler for being named Nebraska State Bar Association Young Lawyer Section Representative for District 4.

Lamson Dugan & Murray Partners, Anne Marie O’Brien and David Schmitt will be giving a webinar presentation on defending FELA toxic tort cases on October 20, 2021. The Webinar is sponsored by ASLRRA, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.