Nationally recognized litigation attorney Thomas Metier practice areas include traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, trucking accidents and motor vehicle accidents.
In Kindred Healthcare v. Boyd, (2017 Wy. 22), the Supreme Court for the State of Wyoming answers this question. Ninety-three-year-old Aletha Boyd (“Aletha”) died following her discharge from Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation – Wind River (“Kindred”). Her daughter, Susan Boyd (“Boyd”), filed a wrong
In O’Brien v. Cessna Aircraft Company, (298 Neb.109), the Supreme Court of Nebraska examined this complicated question. Patrick O’Brien (“O’Brien”) was employed as a commercial pilot flying mail overnight in Nebraska. In February 2007, he was seriously injured when the Cessna 208B Caravan (“Caravan”
The Nebraska Court of Appeals handled that question in Hamilton v. United Parcel Service, No. A-17-102 (Neb. App. 2017). Robert Hamilton (“Hamilton”) filed an action in the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court claiming his dementia was due to repeated exposure to carbon monoxide while working as…
On Nymatore v. Schuerman, (25 Neb. App. 209) the Nebraska Court of Appeals answers that question in an appeal of the grant of summary judgment. On June 19, 2015, Eunice Nyamatore (“Nymatore”) was a passenger on a bus owned and operated by the Omaha Transit…
In Hintz v. Farmers Co-op Ass’n., (297 Neb. 903) the Nebraska Supreme Court faced this question. In this case, Ian Hintz (“Hintz”) was working at Farmers Cooperative Association (“Farmers”) as a tire technician and was repairing a tire on a semitrailer when the tire exploded.…
In Owings v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, No. 16-3128, (10th Cir., 2017) the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned a lower court’s ruling about when a disability began. Plaintiff Greggory Owings (“Owings”) sustained a disabling injury on the job…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit answered this complicated question in Profita v. Regents of Univ. of Colo., No. 17-1127 (10th Cir. 2017). After twice failing clinical rotations at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (“Medical School”), Taylor Christian Profita…
The Colorado Supreme Court answered that question in Laleh v. Johnson, No. 16SC134, (2017 CO 93). This case is about a fee dispute between a pair of litigants and a court-appointed expert. In 2012, Khalil Laleh (“Laleh”) brought a forcible entry and detainer action against…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided what was appropriate in Racher v. Westlake Nursing, No. 16-6011, (10th Cir. 2017). In this case, Eryetha Mayberry was a patient at the Quail Creek Nursing Home, which was run by Westlake Nursing Home…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit got to untangle this case in Scott v. City of Albuquerque, No. 15-2154, (10th Cir. 2017). In January 2009, Quentin Scott (“Scott”) was a thirteen-year-old seventh-grader at Grant Middle School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Scott…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit determined the answer in Barrington v. United Airlines, Inc., No. 16-1292 (10th Cir. 2017). Jaymee Barrington (“Barrington”) had worked at United Airlines, Inc., (“United”) for approximately 25 years. In 2011, she became an Airport Operations…
The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado answered that question in Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado d/b/a Centura Health – St. Anthony North Hospital v. Earl Swensson Associates, Inc., (2017 CO 94). In March 2016, Catholic Health filed suit against architectural firm Earl Swensson Associates…
