Appealing Litigation
Judging AAJ Regional Trial Competition
This week Omaha plays host to a regional trial competition sponsored by the American Association for Justice. Nine law schools from the Midwest region will send a total of 16 teams to compete. I, along with many of my Omaha attorney colleagues, will serve as performance and presiding judges for [...]
Use Of Original Deposition Testimony When There Has Been Substantive Change With Errata Sheet
This post is authored by LDM lawyer Maria Lighthall. The sworn deposition testimony is taken, but then comes the Errata Sheet with both form and substantive changes that contradict prior testimony. Are such changes in testimony admissible at trial? The Majority rule says yes. Pursuant to the plain language of [...]
Werner v. Platte County (Part II): Don’t Get Too Excited About the Excited Utterance Hearsay Exception
LDM Partner Cathy Trent-Vilim continues her discussion of her recent case in this post. You read in Part I of Werner v. Platte County how the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s ruling that statements by Mr. Werner made to the EMT while at the scene of the [...]
Werner v. Platte County (Part I): Get Excited About the Excited Utterance Hearsay Exception
LDM attorneys Cathy Trent-Vilim and Bill Lamson recently received a decision from the Nebraska Supreme Court affirming the maximum $1 million judgment obtained on behalf of Brian Werner in a suit against Platte County, Nebraska, arising from injuries Mr. Werner suffered while a passenger in a vehicle being pursued by [...]
Lance Armstrong, Oprah and the False Claims Act
This post is authored by Stacy Morris, a partner in LDM's litigation department. By Stacy Morris Recently, we had written several blog posts about the expanding reach of the False Claims Act, and, in particular, of the whistleblower provisions which allow citizens to bring private actions against those suspected of [...]
To Keep or Not to Keep: Targeting Overpayments of Government Funds through the False Claims Act
This post is authored by Stacy Morris, a partner in LDM's litigation department. By Stacy Morris In earlier posts, we had submitted a four-part series about the False Claim Act (“FCA”), and its ever-expanding reach in light of amendments that were passed as part of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery [...]
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