Michael L. Storey
Michael L. Storey is a trial attorney and partner at LDM. Trial work is his passion, and he regularly defends physicians, healthcare providers, and hospitals against claims of medical malpractice before Nebraska and Iowa juries. When not in the courtroom, he also represents clients in professional licensure actions, insurance coverage disputes, and insurance defense matters, while assisting entities with crisis management before litigation begins. A two-time national champion debater at Creighton University, Mike continues to sharpen his analytical and oratory skills with each trial. Before joining the Firm, he clerked for the Nebraska Supreme Court, gaining a deep understanding of the appellate process and how to review cases wholistically. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Anne, and their three young children.
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Obtained a defense verdict for a hospital and its radiology technologists after a 10-day jury trial in which plaintiff sought $34 million for an alleged failure to monitor and timely respond to a contrast induced anaphylactic reaction that resulted in a catastrophic brain injury.
Obtained a defense verdict for a physiatrist, an ARNP, and their hospital employer, after an 11-day jury trial in which plaintiff sought $27 million in damages after the patient died from MRSA after a premature discontinuation of antibiotics.
Obtained a defense verdict for a radiologist in 6-day wrongful death jury trial in which plaintiffs sought over $2 million in damages for an alleged failure to diagnose breast cancer.
Obtained a defense verdict for an interventional radiologist in a lawsuit alleging that the physician negligently pierced the spinal cord during a cervical epidural steroid injection.
Obtained a defense verdict for an OBGYN and hospital after an 8-day jury trial in which plaintiff sought $2.1 million in special damages because of a brachial plexus injury that occurred during labor.
Obtained a defense verdict for a jail psychiatrist in which plaintiff sought more than $30 million in damages after a double, above the knee amputation.
Obtained a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff's evidence for an OBGYN in a case involving a shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus injury in which plaintiffs sought $7 million at trial.
Obtained a finding of negligence after a two-week bench trial against the Metropolitan Utilities District and in favor of clients for the damages suffered because of the January 9, 2016 fire and the explosion in the Old Market of Omaha.
Obtained a defense verdict for a dentist in a jury trial alleging a permanent mental nerve injury after a root canal procedure.
Obtained a defense verdict for an emergency room physician in an alleged failure to diagnose and treat Epstein Barr encephalitis in which plaintiffs asked for more than $7 million in damages.
Obtained defense verdicts for client in a motor vehicle accident and an insurer in an underinsured motorist claim.
Successfully briefed and argued appeals before the Nebraska Supreme Court, Nebraska Court of Appeals, and Iowa Court of Appeals.
Obtained favorable settlement for client in a multi-million-dollar insurance allocation matter, which included claims of bad faith and failure to cooperate, in which he was responsible for all pretrial matters, including document discovery, motion practice, and fact and expert depositions.
Defended wrongful death action in a transportation case, including discovery and expert depositions that ended with a favorable nuisance value settlement for client.
Represented an employee in all stages of wrongful termination litigation, including as second chair in a weeklong federal jury trial.
Achieved dismissal of numerous lawsuits as primary author of motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in the United States District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and Eastern District of Wisconsin, as well as in the state courts of Nebraska.
Obtained summary judgment in a medical malpractice action alleging professional negligence, assault, and libel.
Managed, reviewed, and analyzed document productions in complex litigation matters involving hundreds of thousands of pages of electronically stored information.
St. Louis University, J.D., with honors
Creighton University, with honors
Nebraska
Iowa
Nebraska State Bar Association
Omaha Bar Association
American Bar Association
Nebraska Enterprise Fund, Board Member
Member of the Nebraska Disciplinary Review Board, representing District 4
Explaining the Unexplainable: Excited Delirium Syndrome and its Impact on the Objective Reasonableness Standard for Allegations of Excessive Force, 56 St. Louis U.L. J. 633 (2012)