Articles by Jean Ortiz

Few Lawmakers Support Tougher Nebraska Liquor Liability Law

Few Nebraska lawmakers participating in an Associated Press survey say they support legislation making liquor license holders liable for serving intoxicated customers who leave their establishments and hurt themselves or others. But one lawmaker has plans to introduce a proposal …

Few Lawmakers Support Tougher Nebraska Liquor Liability Law

Few Nebraska lawmakers participating in an Associated Press survey say they support legislation making liquor license holders liable for serving intoxicated customers who leave their establishments and hurt themselves or others. But one lawmaker has plans to introduce a proposal …

Nebraska Court: West Nile Virus Suit Against Union Pacific Can Continue

A Nebraska appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit from a former Union Pacific Railroad worker who claims the company should have better protected her from West Nile virus. Vivika Deviney contracted the disease in 2003 after being bitten by mosquitoes …

Nebraska Bank Employee Wins Reversal on Medical Bias Ruling

A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling against a former Beatrice bank worker who said he lost his job because of his rare voice disorder. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled in a …

Accounts of Nebraska’s Grand Island Insurance Firm Frozen

The bank accounts of a Grand Island insurance agency under investigation for an alleged Ponzi scheme and the accounts of a related company have been frozen. An attorney representing First Americans Insurance Service in its bankruptcy says First Nations Compensation …

Nebraska’s Grand Island Insurance, Under Investigation, Loses Licenses

Three principals of a Grand Island insurance agency under investigation amid allegations of a Ponzi scheme have agreed to have their insurance licenses revoked. A state hearing had been set for next week to consider removing the licenses for James …

Nebraska Insurance Agency Faces Probe for Alleged Ponzi Scheme

An alleged Ponzi scheme by a Grand Island insurance agency that recently filed bankruptcy listing more than $100 million in debt is being investigated. Attorney General Jon Bruning this week authorized the State Patrol’s investigation into First Americans Insurance Service …