| Douglas County Nebraska Jury Verdicts and Settlements
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Frederick Eldred Rennek v. Michael J. Astrue
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on appeal from the District of Nebraska, Douglas County
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Frederick Eldred Renneke (Renneke), a past recipient of Supplemental Security
Income benefits, appeals the district court’s1 sua sponte dismissal of his case for lack
of subject matter jurisdiction based on Renneke’s failure to exhaust administrative
remedies. Upon de novo review, see In Home Health, Inc. v. Shalala, 272 F.3d 554,
559 (8th Cir.... More... $0 (4/25/2008 - NE )
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Roxanna Recio v. Creighton University
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on appeal from the District of Nebraska, Douglas County
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Appellant Roxana Recio filed this action, alleging that her employer, Creighton
University, retaliated against her for filing a discrimination charge. Creighton moved
for summary judgment, asserting that Recio had failed to demonstrate the materially
adverse action and causation elements of a prima facie case of retaliation and that,
even if sh... More... $0 (4/9/2008 - NE )
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Family and Estate of Frances Tolliver v. Hospice House
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District Court, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Family and Estate of Frances Tolliver sued Hospice House on a negligence theory claiming that the failed to exercise due care in the hospice services that they provided to Mr. Tolliver, age 85, during the end stage of her life by failing to give her adequate pain medication with the result that she suffered excruciating pain for days as she lay dyi... More... $12,500 (3/19/2008 - NE )
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Maurice Fokken v. John P. Steichen and Coregis Insurance Company, Inc.
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Supreme Court of Nebraska on appeal from the District Court for Douglas County
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Judgment was entered against John P. Steichen and in favor
of Maurice Fokken and Deanna Wright Miller (collectively the
appellees) in separate legal malpractice actions brought against
Steichen. The appellees then instituted separate garnishment
proceedings against Coregis Insurance Company, Inc. (Coregis).
Coregis had issued Steichen’s l... More... $0 (1/8/2008 - NE )
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Jerry Alsobrook v. Jim Earp Chrysler-Plyouth, Ltd.
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Supreme Court of Nebraska on appeal from the District Court, Douglas County
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Jerry A lsobrook alleges that Jim E arp Chrysler-Plymouth,
Ltd. (Earp), negligently repaired his vehicle, which caused
Alsobrook to lose control of his car and collide with construction
barrels. A lsobrook’s insurer paid the damages and now,
through A lsobrook, brings a subrogation claim against E arp.
While this action was pending, E arp’s... More... $0 (11/8/2007 - NE )
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Diane C. Sweem v. American Fidelity Life Assurance Company
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Supreme Court of Nebraska on appeal from the District Court of Douglas County
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Stephan, J.
American Fidelity Life A ssurance Company (American
Fidelity) discontinued benefits it had been paying to Diane C.
Sweem under a group disability income policy, based upon its
determination that S weem was employable in some capacity
and therefore no longer totally disabled under the terms of the
policy. Sweem, contending that... More... $0 (10/8/2007 - NE )
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Shari Erickson and George Erickson v. U-Haul International, Inc., doing business as U-Haul Company, et al.
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Supreme Court of Nebraska on appeal from the District Court of Douglas County
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The appellants, Shari Erickson and her husband, George
Erickson, sued U-Haul International, Inc., and U-Haul Center
of N .W. Omaha (U-Haul Center). T he district court granted
U-Haul Center’s motion for summary judgment, finding that it
owed no duty to the E ricksons. T he court also sustained U-Haul
International’s special appearance becau... More... $0 (9/7/2007 - NE )
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