Susan Kiscoan’s parents, with legal representation from Welsh & Welsh PC, LLO, have filed a wrongful death claim with Douglas County, NE. They are seeking $2 million for the death of their daughter, who passed away while in the Douglas County Jail.

On September 14, 2017, Susan Kiscoan, a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia and Addison’s disease, a condition that attacks the adrenal glands, was staying at the Lydia House, an emergency shelter for women. She was arrested at CHI Health Clinic, just north of downtown Omaha, for trespassing when she refused to leave the clinic. While this type of misdemeanor typically results in a $25 fine or a day in jail, Kiscoan was booked at 4:49 PM and remained at the facility until she died on September 28.

All of the attorneys and staff at Welsh & Welsh PC, LLO are dedicated to helping our local and nationwide communities navigate toward a brighter future. In 2017, we decided to start a scholarship that would help us do just that by assisting one college student with securing their college education. The latest submission period for that scholarship, Fall 2018, just came to a close.

We were truly humbled by the amount of applications we received as well as the exceptional high quality of every essay. All of the essays were outstanding. Choosing just one winner was difficult!

We’re pleased to announce we’ve chosen a winner.

Congratulations to Sadie Gibson of Macon, GA!

Tristen will be attending Mercer University Law School.

Christopher Welsh, one of our personal injury attorneys, has been elected as the Parliamentarian of the Motor Vehicle, Highway and Premises Liability section of the American Association for Justice (AAJ). This position will last for the 2019-2020 term.

The officers on the executive board serve one-year terms and are elected at the annual conventions. This year’s convention took place from July 7 to 10 in Denver, Colorado. The convention, in addition to serving as the election place for national officers, gives accomplished trial lawyers and experts the opportunity to discuss the latest developments in the legal world so they can represent their clients in the best way.

On the afternoon of June 27, 2018, students from Adams Elementary School and their bus driver, Erin Heming, rolled through a fence, down a hill, and stopped just inches from a high voltage transformer substation.

Heming reported she was attempting to turn left on to Fort Street from 108^th at a green light when a truck, operated by Urban Lift, struck the bus. The impact caused the school bus to spin, strike a third vehicle, and roll down the hill towards the station.

Witness accounts varied. Some onlookers reported Heming ran a red light. Other witnesses blamed the truck. Regardless of what the witnesses reported seeing, all commended the bus driver on her ability to control the bus and avoid the power station.

We’re proud to announce that Christopher Welsh of Welsh & Welsh has joined with 14 other personal injury lawyers around the United States to form a legal group that specializes in helping victims of rideshare accidents recover from their injuries and resolve any legal complications. That legal group is called Rideshare Law Group.

Rideshare services such as those offered by Uber and Lyft are becoming increasingly popular in the U.S. For as many benefits as the services offer, insurance matters and other legal matters can become needlessly complicated when a rideshare driver or vehicle is involved in a car accident. This is due to the fact that rideshare drivers are hired as independent contractors. When settling an insurance claim after an accident involving a Lyft or Uber vehicle, an injured victim may struggle to receive the compensation they need to recover since two or more different insurers may become involved.

On Friday, February 23, 2018, Christopher Welsh will be speaking at a Nebraska Association of Trial Attorney (NATA) seminar that is being held at the Hotel RL by Red Lion. The seminar is entitled “Medicine for Lawyers and Tools for Developing Your Case”. Various lawyers and legal professionals will be speaking about how attorneys can improve their litigation/case developing procedures in cases involving medicine law. Multiple medical professionals will also be speaking.

Chris Welsh will be speaking during the panel starting at 3:45 and concluding at 4:15. His panel is called “Bad Expert Depositions: Where Good Cases Go to Die”. He’ll be discussing some of the shortcomings that sometimes occur during expert depositions when things turn unfavorable and how to avoid situations where this may occur.

We’re proud to announce that Christopher Welsh of Welsh & Welsh PC, LLO will be attending and speaking at the 30th Annual Southern Trial Lawyers Association (STLA) Conference which will be held this weekend, February 7-11, in New Orleans. This year’s conference is a special one– it’s the organization’s 30th anniversary. The event will also take place during Mardi Gras weekend.

Multiple parties, galas, and seminars will be held during the weekend event. This year’s conference theme is “Leading a successful plaintiff’s practice: From the opening of your office until you collect a judgment post-trial.” The seminars held will be worth CLE credits. 9 CLE hours are anticipated.

All of the attorneys and staff at Welsh & Welsh PC, LLO are dedicated to helping our local and nationwide communities navigate toward a brighter future. In 2017, we decided to start a scholarship that would help us do just that by assisting one college student with securing their college education. The latest submission period for that scholarship, Spring 2018, just came to a close.

We were truly humbled by the amount of applications we received as well as the exceptional high quality of every essay. All of the essays were outstanding. Choosing just one winner was difficult!

We’re pleased to announce we’ve chosen a winner.

Congratulations to Tristen Sharp of Bonnie, Illinois!

Tristen is attending Illinois State University.

The American Association for Justice (AAJ) aims to promote a fair and effective justice system as well as support the work of attorneys in their efforts to make sure all Americans have the ability to pursue and obtain justice in our nation’s courtrooms after being injured due to misconduct or negligence. AAJ is one of the leading attorney organizations in the U.S. and all of its members and officers work hard to protect our civil right to trial by jury as well as educate other lawyers in how to successfully represent clients and protect the democratic values inherent in the civil justice system.

At Welsh & Welsh, we feel that the American Association for Justice is vital to the legal profession as a whole, to personal injury lawyers nationwide, and to our nation. We’re proud to announce that Christopher P. Welsh has been selected to represent the Nebraska jurisdiction as part of the American Association for Justice Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is the governing body of the AAJ and establishes and approves all association policies.

On Tuesday, October 31st, five people were injured when a Jeep SUV crashed into Crane Coffee, a coffee shop located near 129th Street and West Maple Road in Omaha, Nebraska. The accident happened just before 9:45 am. As of Tuesday night, two of the injured victims remained in the hospital– one with critical injuries. The other 3 victims suffered minor injuries.

Omaha police officers are still trying to get to the bottom of how the crash occurred or why, but what they do know so far is that the Jeep was traveling eastbound on West Maple when the driver appeared to lose control and proceeded to plow through an area of grass, a two-lane road, and then directly into the coffee shop. It was reported that the Jeep was fully lodged into the building at impact which suggests that a braking error may have taken place.