Werner v. Platte County (Part II): Don’t Get Too Excited About the Excited Utterance Hearsay Exception
Posted in Appellate Work, Cross Examination, Direct/Redirect Examination, Discovery, Litigation Tips, Trial, Witness Preparation
LDM Partner Cathy Trent-Vilim continues her discussion of her recent case in this post. You read in Part I of Werner v. Platte County how the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s ruling that statements by Mr. Werner … Continue reading
Lance Armstrong, Oprah and the False Claims Act
Posted in In-House Counsel, Legislation, Trial
This post is authored by Stacy Morris, a partner in LDM’s litigation department. By Stacy Morris Recently, we had written several blog posts about the expanding reach of the False Claims Act, and, in particular, of the whistleblower provisions which … Continue reading
To Keep or Not to Keep: Targeting Overpayments of Government Funds through the False Claims Act
Posted in In-House Counsel, Legislation, Trial
This post is authored by Stacy Morris, a partner in LDM’s litigation department. By Stacy Morris In earlier posts, we had submitted a four-part series about the False Claim Act (“FCA”), and its ever-expanding reach in light of amendments that … Continue reading
Creighton's Trial Team Presents Well at Michigan State Competition
Posted in Trial
This year I again, along with co-coach Amy Zacharias, a Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Assistant County Attorney, had the pleasure of teaching trial advocacy to a team of four third-year law students from Creighton University’s School of Law. The team of four … Continue reading
Mark Twain Should Have Taught Legal Writing
Posted in Appellate Work, Legal Writing
I am about a month into year seven (I think) of teaching a trial class for Creighton University School of Law. I enjoy the process but every year one of the most frustrating things for students is how long it … Continue reading
B1G RED SHOWDOWN
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Nebraska and Wisconsin open their respective B1G seasons against one another in Lincoln. The sad sack Big Ten is ripe for the taking so both teams are motivated to get off on the right foot. Nebraska looks to do so … Continue reading
Offering An Out of Court Statement? Hearsay Rule Simplified
Posted in Cross Examination, Direct/Redirect Examination, Trial
Everyone, it seems, has heard of the word “hearsay.” Those of you lucky enough to be non-lawyers probably associate the word as meaning “something someone else said” or maybe even “gossip.” In fact, one on-line dictionary simply defines it as … Continue reading
Blackshirts Will Be Just Fine Thank You
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As Nebraska prepares to host Arkansas St. this week most of Husker Nation is still talking about the loss last week at UCLA. Most are aghast at how the Blackshirts were gashed for 653 yards last week. But didn’t Arizona’s big … Continue reading
Trial Tactics from Apple v. Samsung
Posted in Appellate Work, Trial
As you may have heard, Apple is suing Samsung. There is no shortage of coverage of the daily happenings of trial including some very good technical analysis of the issues. Apple is alleging that Samsung stole its intellectual property. But one thing no … Continue reading
When Technology Attacks: How Not Knowing the E-Filing Rules May Lead to Problems
Posted in Trial
This post is authored by Cathy Trent-Vilim, a partner in LDM’s litigation department. By Cathy Trent-Vilim: As a practicing litigation attorney, you have probably noticed the courts’ growing reliance on technology to manage litigation files, including the filing of court … Continue reading
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