TRIAL COURT AWARDS PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY BASED ON LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY FOR TWO SCHEDULED MEMBER INJURIES TO ONE EXTREMITY
For the first time following the Nebraska Supreme Court decision in Espinoza v. Job Source, USA, a trial court has awarded benefits based on loss of earning capacity to an employee with injuries to two scheduled members on one extremity under Neb. Rev. Stat. §...
MICAH C. HAWKER BOEHNKE ELECTED NEW DISTRICT 1 REP. FOR NEBRASKA’S YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION
We are pleased to announce that Micah C. Hawker Boehnke, one of our young Associate Attorneys, has been elected to the Nebraska State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section. Micah, despite having a ridiculous last name, has enjoyed great success over his last four...
WHO NEEDS AN ESTATE PLAN? (SPOILER ALERT: IT’S EVERYONE!)
The importance of having an estate plan cannot be understated. The common misconception that estate planning is just for the ultra-wealthy or elderly severely underestimates the value of having a plan in place to ensure individuals’ wishes are met upon their...
COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF CLAIM FOR INADEQUATE NOTICE
The Nebraska Court of Appeals, in Prince v. Walmart Assocs., No. A-23-044 (Neb. Ct. App. Sep. 26, 2023), affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Court decision to dismiss a claim on the basis that, in reporting the injury two months late, the employee failed to provide...