In Gless v. Dritley Properties, No. A-16-978 (Neb. Ct. App. 2017) the Nebraska Court of Appeals answered that question. On October 10, 2011, Laura Gless (“Gless”) slipped and fell on water on the floor inside the foyer of Elkhorn Animal Hospital, owned by Dr. Paul…
The December 18th deadline for compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) new ELD mandate has been a long time coming. First passed by Congress five years ago, the rule has been legislated and litigated as one group or another has sought…
In Aziz v. Allstate Insurance Company, No. 16-3888 (8th Cir. 2017), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted judgment as a matter of law to the defendant, Allstate. A fire damaged Azim and Kina D. Aziz’s (“Aziz”) house. After the fire,…
A recent online Harris Poll survey, conducted on behalf of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, declared Las Vegas as one of the most walkable cities in the U.S.—while also declaring that 32 percent of Americans thought that the Entertainment Capital of the World was…
In Hedglin v. Esch, No. A-17-039, (25 Neb. App. 306) the Court of Appeals of Nebraska looked at this issue. In May of 2016, Cassandra Hedglin (“Hedglin”) made a claim against the City of Hastings, Nebraska (“City”) for the personal injury, mental anguish, and humiliation…
Dr. Julian Craig has practiced internal and pulmonary medicine for almost 30 years, he is a past president of the Medical Society of D.C. and he has overseen clinical care as the chief medical officer at United Medical Center (UMC) since 2015—a role that will…
On Sunday, November 19, a 4-year-old Cedar City girl was killed in a fatal crash on Sunday in Nevada on I-15 near Valley of Fire State Park around 4 p.m. in the afternoon. Her family, including three siblings, was driving back to Cedar City when…
In the case of Carmody v. Mikesell, No. 16-cv-02603-PAB-NYW, (D. Col., 2017) the Colorado District Court tackles this question. This case arises from a back injury sustained by Cathleen Carmody (“Carmody”) while detained at the Teller County Detention Center. Carmody alleges in 1999, she sustained…
Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler lawsuits are being filed on behalf of individuals diagnosed with a serious infection, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), as a result of the use of a heater-cooler system during open-chest surgery.
The Supreme Court of Colorado took on this question in Walker v. Ford Motor Company, (2017 CO 102). Forrest Walker (“Walker”) was rear-ended while driving his 1998 Ford Explorer in Boulder, Colorado. Upon impact, Walker’s car accelerated forward and his car seat went backward. Walker…
Many thousands of Americans take to the woods this time each fall; there are inherent dangers of hunting deer from elevated tree stands, a popular tool during deer season.
Elon Musk stayed true to his word on November 16th; unveiling the first fully electric semi-truck that also comes equipped with Tesla’s semiautonomous technology in addition to automatic braking and lane departure warnings. In Mr. Musk’s own words, the truck offers a “massive increase in…
