Publications

City of Springfield v. City of Papillion, 294 Neb. 604 (2016). In 1995, Sarpy County identified certain land as an area of future growth and development for Springfield. Sarpy County took this action under the County Industrial Sewer Construction Act (the “Act”). In July, 2015, however, Papillion annexed some of […]

Malone v. City of Omaha, 294 Neb. 516 (2016). In 2011, the City of Omaha enacted Ordinance No. 39090 (the “Ordinance”), requiring contractors working in Omaha to obtain a license. John J. Malone, Sr. sued the City in 2013, challenging the City’s authority to enact the Ordinance. The district court […]

1. Check out the OIG’s 2016 Mid-Year Work Plan update that lists items that have been completed , postponed or cancelled and adds new items that have been added to the Work Plan since October 2016. http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/index.asp 2. Is the demise of provider based status coming? CMS and the OIG […]

Earlier this year, Nebraska’s Financial Data Protection and Consumer Notification of Data Security Breach Act of 2006 (the “Nebraska Act”) was amended. Specifically, the amendments require entities to notify the Nebraska Attorney General in the event of a data breach; expand the definition of “personal information;” and state that data […]

In response to the increasing demand for wind energy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the “Service”) and the Western Area Power Administration (“Western”) recently announced a streamlined environmental review process of wind projects in the Upper Great Plains Region (the “Region”). The Region includes Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North […]