Medical Malpractice

Medical liens represent legal claims that healthcare providers can place on your personal injury settlement to recover costs for treating injuries from your accident. In Nebraska injury claims, these liens can significantly impact the final amount you obtain from a settlement or court award, making it crucial to understand how they work and what options you have for addressing them. When you’re injured in an accident, personal injury cases often involve multiple parties seeking compensation from your settlement. Understanding medical liens helps you prepare for the settlement process and ensures you receive fair compensation…

In a personal injury claim, the financial compensation available to a plaintiff is known as damages. Damages are meant to make a plaintiff whole again, or to restore an accident victim to the financial position that he or she would have been in had the accident not occurred. In Nebraska, however, there is a damage cap that can limit the amount of compensation available to a plaintiff. Find out how this cap could impact your personal injury case. What Is a Damage Cap? Why Do States Have Damage Caps? In personal injury cases, the…