The Nebraska Supreme Court held in its opinion filed on June 15, 2018 that: (1) in the absence of a contractual provision evidencing clear and unmistakable intent to the contrary, the issue of whether an arbitration agreement is enforceable is… Read More
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Nebraska Supreme Court Finds Trial Court Properly Exercised Gatekeeper Role Regarding Medical Malpractice Expert Testimony
The Nebraska Supreme Court held in its opinion filed on March 30, 2018 that the trial court in a Nebraska medical malpractice case did not fail to perform its Daubert/Schafersman gatekeeping function by allowing certain expert testimony that led to… Read More
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Nebraska Supreme Court Rejects Loss Of Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case
The Nebraska Supreme Court rejected the loss-of-chance doctrine in a Nebraska medical malpractice case where the plaintiff alleged that the failure to diagnose her breast cancer for one year increased the probability that she would suffer a recurrence of her… Read More
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U.S. Court Of Appeals (8th Cir.) Upholds Nebraska’s Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages
In its opinion filed on June 22, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“U.S. Court of Appeals”) held that Nebraska’s cap on damages in medical malpractice cases did not violate the U.S. Constitution’s Seventh Amendment… Read More
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Nebraska Appellate Court Discusses Joint And Several Liability When One Medical Malpractice Defendant Settles
The Nebraska Court of Appeals filed a decision on April 18, 2017 in a Nebraska medical malpractice case where one of the named medical malpractice defendants settled with the plaintiff before trial and the case proceeded to trial against the remaining medical… Read More
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$11.5M Nebraska Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury
A Nebraska medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $11.5 million in favor of a severely injured child who suffered brain damage during his delivery due to medical negligence. The Omaha medical malpractice jury reached its verdict… Read More
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$90K Nebraska Medical Malpractice Verdict For Amputated Leg
On January 14, 2016, a Nebraska medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $90,000 in favor of a man who had to have his leg amputated that the jury determined was due to the medical negligence of… Read More
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$17M Nebraska Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
Last week, a federal medical malpractice jury in Nebraska returned its verdict in the amount of $17 million for the serious and permanent injuries suffered by a baby during her birth in Nebraska on November 2, 2012. The now 2-year-old girl suffered… Read More
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Today’s 300th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting For MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com
Today, MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com is proud to celebrate its 300th consecutive daily blog posting. Over the course of 299 postings, we have explored numerous medical malpractice topics, including states’ medical malpractice laws, states’ statistics regarding medical malpractice claims, results of medical malpractice jury verdicts in various states, and relevant and… Read More
