Publications

The Second Session of the 105th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 3, 2018. Bill introductions concluded on January 18, 2018. At the conclusion of bill introductions, we identified 20 bills warranting particular watchfulness. Summaries of these bills are available here. An updated chart of Second Session bills related to economic […]

The Second Session of the 105th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 3, 2018. This Dirt Alert provides an update on certain bills introduced during days 6-10 of the Session related to economic development, municipal law, real estate, renewable energy, and taxation. A list of all bills we are tracking for […]

The Second Session of the 105th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 3, 2018. This Dirt Alert provides an update on certain bills introduced during the first five days of the Session related to economic development, municipal law, real estate, renewable energy, taxation and water/natural resources law. Here is a list […]

In the recent case, United States ex. rel. Groat v. Boston Heart Diagnostics Corp., decided in December 2017, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia held that a laboratory may rely on the ordering physician’s determination of medical necessity in the laboratory’s certification for payment on the CMS-1500 […]

In November 2017, we published an article on Schmidt v. Ramsey, a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Nebraska Hospital Medical Liability Act (the “Act”). This case involved a claim by the mother of a baby who suffered […]