Hassing Secures Summary Judgment for Greater Nebraska Health Club
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 Roll up Their Sleeves for a Good Cause
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 [...]
A Cautionary Tale
Every pilot who holds a medical certificate has at one time filled out Form 8500-8. Form 8500-8 is the form we all fill out when we apply for medical certificates. Form 8500-8 asks us, among other things, to disclose whether we have ever been diagnosed with a series of medical conditions. Providing false information on these forms is a felony and thus carries with it significant consequences, as one California [...]
Hassing and Novotny Secure Summary Judgment on Professional Negligence Claim
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 [...]
Unanimous Defense Verdict for Partners Pat Vipond and Mike Storey in Medical Malpractice Case
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 Selected to Serve as ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers State Chair for Nebraska
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 [...]