Nebraskans Opt Out From Malpractice Law
Nine Nebraskans have chosen to exempt themselves from the new medical malpractice law. State Insurance Director M Berri Balka said the department cannot estimate how many similar declarations it may receive. Exemption requires a letter to the department and applies to both parents and spouses in family cases. The law caps malpractice awards at 500000 and creates a doctor screening panel before court action.
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Woman Falls From Van Carrying 30 Dogs on I 80
A 67-year-old California woman, Margaret Wolcott of Hesperia, fell from a panel truck on Interstate 80 in Cheyenne while riding with about 30 dogs. She suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized in stable condition. A nephew’s van pursued for two miles before stopping. other dogs were en route to a Lincoln Nebraska farm.
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Beneficiary in Hughes Will Charged With Theft
Melvin Dummar a Hughes will beneficiary was charged with petty theft for stealing a dime’s worth of nails from a Safeway store in Ogden Utah. He was released on his own recognizance after arrest with $8.10 in his pocket and faces possible one sixteenth share of the Hughes estate if the will survives the court battle.
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Japanese TV duties ruled against by Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
The Court of Customs and Patent Appeals in Washington ruled against special import duties on Japanese television sets by a 3 to 2 decision, over ruling the Customs Court. Zenith Corp sought tariff protection and said it would appeal to the Supreme Court. Robert S. Strauss called the ruling a major legal victory for the administration.
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Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Zenith Corp
Robert S. Strauss
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Zenith
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