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NE Code § 25-21,239 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,239 - Leased trucks, truck-tractors, and trailers; liability of owner for damages.

25-21,239.  Leased trucks, truck-tractors, and trailers; liability of owner for damages.The owner of any truck, truck-tractor, whether with or without trailer, or trailer, leased for a period of less than thirty days or leased for any period of time and used for commercial purposes, shall be jointly and severally liable with the lessee and the operator thereof for any injury to or the death of any person or persons, or damage to or the destruction of any property resulting from the operation thereof in this state, except that the owner shall not be jointly and severally liable if there is in effect at the time the claim arises a valid liability insurance policy with coverage limits in the minimum amount of one million dollars per occurrence which is available to compensate any person with a claim arising out of the operation or use of the leased truck, truck-tractor, or trailer. This section shall not limit or reduce the owner's liability for his or her own acts or omissions which cause damage to any person or when the lessee is a related entity or by reason of any workers' compensation law.Source   Laws 1957, c. 170, § 1, p. 591;   R.R.S.1943, § 39-7,135;   R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,193;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 7;   Laws 1997, LB 527, § 1.  Annotations  Where the plaintiff's injury resulted from the operation of a truck outside the State of Nebraska, there was no finding of liability under this section. Erickson v. U-Haul Internat., 278 Neb. 18, 767 N.W.2d 765 (2009). A minivan used primarily as a passenger vehicle is not a truck under this section. Philpot v. Aguglia, 259 Neb. 573, 611 N.W.2d 93 (2000). This section held inapplicable in workmen's compensation case arising from use of hoist, not the truck. Vangreen v. Interstate Machinery & Supply Co., 197 Neb. 29, 246 N.W.2d 652 (1976). Section 39-6,193, imposing vicarious liability on owners-lessors of trucks is constitutional. Bridgeford v. U-Haul Co., 195 Neb. 308, 238 N.W.2d 443 (1976) (pursuant to Laws 1993, LB 370, section 7, language from section 39-6,193 was placed in section 25-21,239). This section, imposing vicarious liability on owners-lessors of trucks for damages by lessees and operators of the leased trucks, is constitutional. Bridgeford v. U-Haul Co., 195 Neb. 308, 238 N.W.2d 443 (1976). Section did not make lessee of trailer of lessor, and did not impute lessee's negligence to lessor under nonresident motor vehicle statute. Peterson v. U-Haul Co., 409 F.2d 1174 (8th Cir. 1969).
NE Code § 25-21,240 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,240 - Claim or action for money damages; limitation.

25-21,240.  Claim or action for money damages; limitation.No claim or action seeking to recover money damages shall be brought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Resolution Trust Corporation, or any other federal banking regulatory agency against any director or officer, including any former director or officer, of any insured financial depository institution as defined in the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 unless such claim or action arises out of the gross negligence or willful or intentional misconduct of such director or officer during his or her term of office with such insured financial depository institution.Source  Laws 1993, LB 253, § 1.
NE Code § 25-21,241 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,241 - Legislative findings and declarations.

25-21,241.  Legislative findings and declarations.The Legislature finds and declares that:(1) It is the policy of the state that the constitutional rights of citizens and organizations to be involved and participate freely in the process of government must be encouraged and safeguarded with great diligence. The information, reports, opinions, claims, arguments, and other expressions provided by citizens are vital to effective law enforcement, the operation of government, the making of public policy and decisions, and the continuation of representative democracy. The laws, courts, and other agencies of this state must provide the utmost protection for the free exercise of these petition, speech, and association rights;(2) Civil actions for damages have been filed against citizens and organizations of this state as a result of the valid exercise of their constitutional rights to petition, speech, and association. There has been a disturbing increase in such strategic lawsuits against public participation in government;(3) The threat of strategic lawsuits against public participation, personal liability, and burdensome litigation costs significantly chills and diminishes citizen participation in government, voluntary public service, and the exercise of these important constitutional rights. This abuse of the judicial process can and has been used as a means of intimidating, harassing, or punishing citizens and organizations for involving themselves in public affairs; and(4) It is in the public interest and it is the purpose of sections 25-21,241 to 25-21,246 to strike a balance between the rights of persons to file lawsuits for injury and the constitutional rights of persons to petition, speech, and association, to protect and encourage public participation in government to the maximum extent permitted by law, to establish an efficient process for identification and adjudication of strategic lawsuits against public participation, and to provide for costs, attorney's fees, and actual damages.Source  Laws 1994, LB 665, § 1.
NE Code § 25-21,242 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,242 - Terms, defined.

25-21,242.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 25-21,241 to 25-21,246:(1) Action involving public petition and participation shall mean an action, claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim for damages that is brought by a public applicant or permittee and is materially related to any efforts of the defendant to report on, comment on, rule on, challenge, or oppose the application or permission;(2) Communication shall mean any statement, claim, allegation in a proceeding, decision, protest, writing, argument, contention, or other expression;(3) Government body shall mean a city, a village, a political subdivision, a state agency, the state, the federal government, or a public authority, board, or commission; and(4) Public applicant or permittee shall mean any person who has applied for or obtained a permit, zoning change, lease, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use or permission to act from any government body or any person with an interest, connection, or affiliation with such person that is materially related to such application or permission.Source  Laws 1994, LB 665, § 2.
NE Code § 25-21,243 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,243 - Defendant in action involving public petition and participation; action authorized; costs, attorney's fees, and damages; authorized; waiver; section, how construed.

25-21,243.  Defendant in action involving public petition and participation; action authorized; costs, attorney's fees, and damages; authorized; waiver; section, how construed.(1) A defendant in an action involving public petition and participation may maintain an action, claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim to recover damages, including costs and attorney's fees, from any person who commenced or continued such action. Costs and attorney's fees may be recovered upon a demonstration that the action involving public petition and participation was commenced or continued without a substantial basis in fact and law and could not be supported by a substantial argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law. Other compensatory damages may only be recovered upon an additional demonstration that the action involving public petition and participation was commenced or continued for the purpose of harassing, intimidating, punishing, or otherwise maliciously inhibiting the free exercise of petition, speech, or association rights.(2) The right to bring an action, claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim under this section may be waived only if it is waived specifically.(3) Nothing in this section shall affect or preclude the right of any party to any recovery otherwise authorized by common law or by statute, rule, or regulation.Source  Laws 1994, LB 665, § 3. Annotations Under subsection (1) of this section, a trial court must first determine as a matter of law whether the action involving public petition and participation was commenced or continued without a substantial basis in fact and law and could not be supported by a substantial argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law. Sand Livestock Sys. v. Svoboda, 17 Neb. App. 28, 756 N.W.2d 299 (2008).
NE Code § 25-21,244 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,244 - Action involving public petition and participation; damages; standard of proof; section, how construed.

25-21,244.  Action involving public petition and participation; damages; standard of proof; section, how construed.(1) In an action involving public petition and participation, the plaintiff may recover damages, including costs and attorney's fees, only if he or she, in addition to all other necessary elements, has established by clear and convincing evidence that any communication which gives rise to the action was made with knowledge of its falsity or with reckless disregard of whether it was false, if the truth or falsity of such communication is material to the cause of action at issue.(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any constitutional, statutory, or common-law protections of defendants to actions involving public petition and participation.Source  Laws 1994, LB 665, § 4.
NE Code § 25-21,245 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,245 - Action involving public petition and participation; motion to dismiss; when granted; duty to expedite.

25-21,245.  Action involving public petition and participation; motion to dismiss; when granted; duty to expedite.A motion to dismiss based on a failure to state a cause of action shall be granted when the moving party demonstrates that the action, claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim subject to the motion is an action involving public petition and participation unless the party responding to the motion demonstrates that the cause of action has a substantial basis in law or is supported by a substantial argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of existing law. The court shall expedite and grant preference in the hearing of such motion.Source  Laws 1994, LB 665, § 5.
NE Code § 25-21,246 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,246 - Action involving public petition and participation; motion for summary judgment; when granted.

25-21,246.  Action involving public petition and participation; motion for summary judgment; when granted.A motion for summary judgment shall be granted when the moving party has demonstrated that the action, claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim subject to the motion is an action involving public petition and participation unless the party responding to the motion demonstrates that the action, claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim has a substantial basis in fact and law or is supported by a substantial argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of existing law. The court shall grant preference in the hearing of such motion.Source  Laws 1994, LB 665, § 6.
NE Code § 25-21,247 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,247 - Health care payor or employee; immunity from criminal or civil liability; when.

25-21,247.  Health care payor or employee; immunity from criminal or civil liability; when.(1) For purposes of this section, health care payor shall include, but not be limited to:(a) An insurer;(b) A health maintenance organization;(c) Medicare or medicaid;(d) A legal entity which is self-insured and provides health care benefits for its employees; or(e) A person responsible for administering the payment of health care expenses for another person or entity.(2) Any health care payor or employee thereof who has reasonable cause to believe that there has been a violation of section 38-178 or 38-179 or a fraudulent insurance act described in the Insurance Fraud Act or section 28-631 may discuss or inquire of other health care payors about such violation or act. Any health care payor or employee so discussing or inquiring or responding to such an inquiry from another health care payor shall be immune from criminal penalty or from civil liability for slander, libel, defamation, or breach of the physician-patient privilege if the discussion, inquiry, or response is made in good faith without reckless disregard for the truth.Source   Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 131;   Laws 1995, LB 385, § 9;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1116. Cross References  Insurance Fraud Act, see section 44-6601.
NE Code § 25-21,248 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,248 - Terroristic threats; action authorized.

25-21,248.  Terroristic threats; action authorized.Any individual, partnership, firm, limited liability company, corporation, company, society, or association, the state or any department, agency, or subdivision thereof, or any other public or private entity aggrieved by the actions of an individual convicted of a violation of section 28-311.01 shall have a cause of action for any loss or damage, including reasonable costs and attorney's fees, resulting from the underlying conduct which was the basis for the conviction.Source  Laws 1995, LB 371, § 30.
NE Code § 25-21,249 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,249 - Equine activities; legislative intent.

25-21,249.  Equine activities; legislative intent.The Legislature recognizes that persons who participate in equine activities may incur injuries as a result of the risks involved in such activities. The Legislature also finds that the state and its citizens derive numerous economic and personal benefits from such activities. It is, therefor, the intent of the Legislature to encourage equine activities by providing reasonable standards for those involved in such activities.Source  Laws 1997, LB 153, § 1.
NE Code § 25-21,251 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,251 - Equine activities; liability and claims; limitations.

25-21,251.  Equine activities; liability and claims; limitations.Except as provided in section 25-21,252, (1) an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person, which includes a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities and (2) no participant nor participant's representative shall make any claim against, maintain an action against, or recover from an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from any of the inherent risks of equine activities.Source  Laws 1997, LB 153, § 3.
NE Code § 25-21,252 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,252 - Equine activities; applicability of other laws; liability enumerated.

25-21,252.  Equine activities; applicability of other laws; liability enumerated.(1) Sections 25-21,249 to 25-21,253 shall not apply to the horseracing industry as regulated in sections 2-1201 to 2-1229.(2) Nothing in section 25-21,251 prevents or limits the liability of an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person if the equine activity sponsor, equine professional, or person:(a) Provided the equipment or tack and the equipment or tack caused the injury because the equine activity sponsor or professional failed to reasonably and prudently inspect or maintain the equipment or tack;(b) Provided the equine and failed to make reasonable and prudent efforts to determine the ability of the participant to engage safely in the equine activity and determine the ability of the participant to safely manage the particular equine based on the participant's representations of his or her ability;(c) Owns, leases, rents, or otherwise is in lawful possession and control of the land or facilities upon which the participant sustained injuries or death because of a dangerous latent condition which was known or should have been known to the equine activity sponsor, equine professional, or person and for which warning signs were not conspicuously posted;(d) Commits an act or omission which a reasonable, prudent person would not have done or omitted under the same or similar circumstances or which constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant and that act or omission was a proximate cause of the injury; or(e) Intentionally injures the participant.(3) Nothing in section 25-21,251 prevents or limits the liability of an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional under product liability laws.Source  Laws 1997, LB 153, § 4.
NE Code § 25-21,253 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,253 - Equine activities; signs and contracts; requirements.

25-21,253.  Equine activities; signs and contracts; requirements.(1) Every equine professional shall post and maintain signs which contain the following warning notice:WARNINGUnder Nebraska Law, an equine professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities, pursuant to sections 25-21,249 to 25-21,253.The warning notice signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location on or near stables, corrals, or arenas where the equine professional conducts equine activities if such stables, corrals, or arenas are owned, leased, rented, managed, or controlled by the equine professional. The placement of warning notice signs shall be such that they may be readily seen by participants in equine activities. The warning notice signs shall have black letters with each letter of the word "WARNING" a minimum of three inches in height and the rest of the letters a minimum of one inch in height.(2) Every written contract entered into by an equine professional for providing professional services, instruction, or rental of equipment or tack or an equine to a participant, whether or not the contract involves equine activities on or off the location or site of the equine professional's business, shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (1) of this section.Source   Laws 1997, LB 153, § 5;  Laws 2002, LB 684, § 1.
NE Code § 25-21,254 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,254 - Legislative intent.

25-21,254.  Legislative intent.The Legislature finds and declares that protection of the environment is enhanced by the public's voluntary compliance with environmental requirements and the local counterpart or extension of such requirements and that the public will benefit from incentives to identify and remedy environmental compliance issues. The Legislature further declares that it is in the public interest to encourage such activities by assuring limited protection of environmental audit findings and of providing fair treatment of those who report environmental audit findings to regulatory authorities.Source  Laws 1998, LB 395, § 1. Cross References  Applicability to Residential Lead-Based Paint Professions Practice Act, see section 71-6331.01.
NE Code § 25-21,255 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,255 - Terms, defined.

25-21,255.  Terms, defined.For the purposes of sections 25-21,254 to 25-21,264:(1) Environmental audit means any document dated and labeled as a confidential environmental audit and prepared pursuant to a specific written directive to review compliance with an environmental requirement or requirements, including any report, finding, communication, or opinion or any draft of a report, finding, communication, or opinion, related to and prepared as a result of a voluntary self-evaluation that is done in good faith;(2) Environmental requirement means an environmental protection requirement contained in (a) the Environmental Protection Act, the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, the Nebraska Chemigation Act, the Pesticide Act, the Petroleum Products and Hazardous Substances Storage and Handling Act, or federal law, a rule or regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant to such acts or laws, a permit or order issued pursuant to such acts or laws, or an agreement entered into or court order issued pursuant to any of the foregoing or (b) an ordinance or other legally binding requirement of a local governmental unit under authority granted by state or federal law relating to environmental protection;(3) Person means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, association, public or private corporation, trustee, receiver, assignee, agent, municipality, other governmental subdivision, public agency, other legal entity, or any officer or governing or managing body of any public or private corporation, municipality, governmental subdivision, public agency, or other legal entity; and(4) Voluntary self-evaluation means a self-initiated assessment, audit, or review, not otherwise expressly required by environmental requirements, that is performed by any person for himself, herself, or itself, either by an employee of such person assigned the responsibility of performing such assessment, audit, or review or by a consultant engaged by such person specifically for the purpose of performing such assessment, audit, or review to determine whether such person is in compliance with environmental requirements.Source   Laws 1998, LB 395, § 2;  Laws 2016, LB712, § 1.  Cross References   Applicability to Residential Lead-Based Paint Professions Practice Act, see section 71-6331.01.  Environmental Protection Act, see section 81-1532.  Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, see section 13-2001.  Nebraska Chemigation Act, see section 46-1101.  Pesticide Act, see section 2-2622.  Petroleum Products and Hazardous Substances Storage and Handling Act, see section 81-15,117.
NE Code § 25-21,256 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,256 - Environmental audit; use as evidence prohibited; exceptions.

25-21,256.  Environmental audit; use as evidence prohibited; exceptions.(1) An environmental audit prepared under sections 25-21,254 to 25-21,264 is not admissible as evidence in any civil or administrative proceeding or enforcement proceedings under local ordinances, except (a) as provided in sections 25-21,257 to 25-21,259, (b) an agency having regulatory authority may obtain and review such audit for the limited purposes of determining if the audit exists and if any exceptions to the liability provisions of sections 25-21,254 to 25-21,264 exist with respect to the audit, (c) with respect to the generation, storage, transport, or disposal of radioactive material, low-level radioactive waste, and high-level radioactive waste as defined in section 71-3503, and (d) no protections are given under this section with respect to violations which would likely result or have resulted in a significant adverse impact on the public health or the environment.(2) Neither any person who conducted the audit nor any person to whom the audit results are disclosed can be compelled to testify regarding any matter which was the subject of the audit and which is addressed in the environmental audit.Source  Laws 1998, LB 395, § 3. Cross References  Applicability to Residential Lead-Based Paint Professions Practice Act, see section 71-6331.01.