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   State Courts - Nebraska - March 10 - March 21, 2006

  
Pohlmann v. Neb. HHS, No. S-04-1327., SUPREME COURT OF NEBRASKA, March 10, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Order of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services denying patient's Medicaid benefits was error as it was based upon "any circumstances" test of 42 U.S.C.S. § 1396p(d)(3)(B)(i) and 469 Neb. Admin. Code § 2-009.07A5b(2), which were inapplicable to testamentary trust, and patient could not compel distribution from trust.

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Shipler v. GMC, No. S-03-1472., SUPREME COURT OF NEBRASKA, March 10, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Verdict of $ 19,562,000 was not excessive, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1142, where plaintiff was rendered quadriplegic with no possibility of employment for her projected life expectancy of 45 years, and the jury was properly instructed regarding medical care and supplies, lost wages, and physical and mental pain and suffering.

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State ex rel. Counsel for Discipline of the Neb. Supreme Court v. Petersen, No. S-04-1173., SUPREME COURT OF NEBRASKA, March 10, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Previously disciplined attorney was suspended indefinitely for violating former Neb. Code Prof. Resp. DR 1-102(A)(1), (5), 6-101(A)(3), 6-102(A), and 7-101(A)(2) for serial neglect of client matters for a period of years, and supreme court was not persuaded his recent revelation of a substance abuse problem was a sufficient mitigating circumstance.

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State v. Lykens, No. S-04-844., SUPREME COURT OF NEBRASKA, March 10, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Appellate court analyzed defendant's supplemental motion for new trial under the wrong principles because it was not necessary for the court to consider whether the witness interview was "newly discovered evidence" and instead, it was only necessary to consider whether the evidence was "wrongfully" withheld by the State.

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State v. Schinzel, No. S-05-679., SUPREME COURT OF NEBRASKA, March 10, 2006, Filed
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Overview: District court erred in placing patient in joint legal custody with Lincoln Regional Center and Lancaster County Community Mental Health Center as Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-3703(2) and (3) did not mention concept of legal custody with respect to commitments and did not authorize joint legal custody as set forth in district court's order.

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State v. Wagner, No. S-04-1104., SUPREME COURT OF NEBRASKA, March 10, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Defendant did not demonstrate that he was denied his right to appeal due to the negligence or incompetence of counsel and was not entitled to postconviction relief; the evidence did not suggest that defendant gave express instructions to counsel regarding an appeal and did not show he was prejudiced by the fact that no appeal was filed.

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Hendrix v. Sivick, No. A-05-300., NEBRASKA COURT OF APPEALS, March 14, 2006, Filed
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Overview: District court incorrectly set forth measures which might aid husband in obtaining modification of divorce decree; husband's acceptance of vehicle meant he waived right to appeal judgment concerning property division. Expert's opinion was credible, and district court did not err in relying on portions of wife's testimony and finding her credible.

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Hibbs v. Neb. State Patrol, No. A-04-1213., NEBRASKA COURT OF APPEALS, March 14, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Classification of a sex offender as a Level 3 by the Nebraska State Patrol was upheld on review because certain mitigating factors were properly rejected; he did not receive counseling for sex offenders under 272 Neb. Admin. Code § 19-015.02C (2003), and a debilitating illness departure under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4013(2)(b)(ii) was not warranted.

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State v. Christine T. (In re Dakota L.), No. A-05-385., NEBRASKA COURT OF APPEALS, March 14, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Juvenile court did not err by assuming concurrent jurisdiction, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1504, with a tribal court over neglected children because the record did not conclusively establish that the children were wards of a tribal court and because the children were not residing within the reservation of the tribe.

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Zach v. Neb. State Patrol, No. A-05-449., NEBRASKA COURT OF APPEALS, March 21, 2006, Filed
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Overview: In a workers' compensation case, claimants' third amended petition alleging that a decedent suffered an injury from an accident and/or an occupational disease stated a claim upon which relief could be granted such that it should not have been dismissed pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. Pleading Civ. Actions 12(b)(6).

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