• Nebraska Court of Appeals clarifies landowner liability where altercation between patrons was not foreseeable

    In Martinez v. Amerigreen, the Nebraska Court of Appeals addressed premises liability and whether a bar owner could be held liable for injuries occurring on its property. Amerigreen was successfully [...]

  • Matt Rusch at RIMS 2025 Conference

    Rusch Delivers Presentation Regarding Indemnity Law at RIMS 2025 Conference

    On September 17, 2025, Erickson Sederstrom partner Matt Rusch, along with Canadian attorneys Nabeel Peermohamed of the Brownlee law firm and Kim Jones of Tyndall Point Law, delivered a presentation [...]

  • Defending Against a Lawsuit: Legal Strategies and Tips

    Litigation can be a complex and challenging process, requiring careful navigation of legal intricacies and a strategic approach to protect your interest as the defendant.Civil litigation is litigation that one [...]

  • You Are Responsible For Deciding What Your Home’s “Replacement Cost” is in Nebraska.

    Mark and Michelle Callahan sued their insurance company (Shelter Mutual Insurance Company) and insurance producer (Mr. Brant) after their home was completely lost to an electrical fire in 2019. Previously, [...]

  • A Win for Homeowners: Nebraska Legislature Ends “Home Equity Theft”

    Geraldine Tyler, a 94-year-old widow and homeowner in Minnesota, successfully challenged the Constitutionality of a Minnesota law that permitted her county government to seize the entire value of her property [...]

  • U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Fraud Prohibits Discharge Even When Based on Fraud of Others

    On February 22, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individual bankruptcy debtors cannot obtain a bankruptcy discharge regarding debts incurred through fraud even in situations where the debtor was not the one who personally deceived the creditor.

  • Bankruptcy Courts Grapple with Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases

    The recent decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in In re Purdue Pharma LP, 635 B.R. 26 (S.D.N.Y. 2021) highlighted a significant [...]

  • Supreme Court Blocks Employer Vaccine Mandate but Allows Health Care Mandate

    On January 13, the United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the OSHA ETS (Emergency Temporary Standard), requiring private employers with 100 or more employees to impose [...]

  • December 20 Update Regarding Vaccine Mandates

    Erickson Sederstrom provides this update regarding the status of various vaccine mandates issued by the Biden administration.  These mandates have been the subject of court challenges with varying results.  It [...]

  • Court Blocks COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Health Care Workers

    On November 29, 2021, U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp of the Eastern District of Missouri issued an Order granting a preliminary injunction against implementation of a federal government mandate for [...]