Handling Accident

You bought car insurance thinking you would be covered in case something happened to you while driving.  Since you are forward thinking, you bought UIM (underinsured motorist) coverage , which protects you in case you are hit by an uninsured or underinsured driver.  Yet, your insurance company is not living up to their end of the bargain, by paying you your UIM car insurance benefits. If you are in this situation and need to hire an attorney to fight the insurance company, you may be wondering, how does the insurance company actually get notice of the lawsuit? As part of doing business in the state of Nevada, all insurance companies have to go through the Nevada insurance commissioner before they set up shop here in Las Vegas, Nevada. As part of the that process, each insurance company agrees that if a lawsuit is filed against it, the Nevada Insurance commissioner can accept notice of the lawsuit on their behalf. The laws that apply in this situation are NRS §680A.250 and NRS ...

Gated communities were once a shelter for the rich and famous. Now, in the United States, it is estimated that over 8 million people, across the economic spectrum, live in gated communities. When you need to personally serve a lawsuit on someone who lives in a gated community, this presents special issues.  In Las Vegas, from golf course communities to apartment complexes, many people are living in gated communities. By providing those who live in gated communities shelter from crime and use of community facilities, these communities have created an unintended byproduct of preventing personal service of notice of a lawsuit to its residents.  The general rule is that a person must personally receive notice of the lawsuit. Giving someone notice of a lawsuit is usually accomplished in one of two ways. People are commonly served with the lawsuit, either by giving them the notice at their place of work or at their home.  But, what happens when you do not know where they work, ...

Although this is not England, with “CC TV” everywhere scanning and recording what happens on the streets, you would be surprised how often an accident is captured on video here in Las Vegas, Nevada.  If you are involved in an accident in Las Vegas, then one of the first questions your personal injury lawyer will ask in investigating the accident, is whether there is video evidence to document your case. SLIP AND FALLS AT LAS VEGAS CASINOS Since this is a tourist town, a lot of injuries happen at one of the Las Vegas casinos. Due to all the money laying around on the casino floor, there are video cameras in all of the Las Vegas casinos. What some people may not know, is that there are video cameras not just on the casino floor. Areas such as the walkways, elevators and entrances all have video cameras as well. The only place you can be guaranteed that there are not video cameras, are the hotel rooms themselves and the public restrooms. However, there will be video cameras to the doo...

With Las Vegas, Nevada being at the center of the western states, semi-trucks pass through our roads and highways every day. When semi-trucks are involved in accidents, serious injuries oftentimes result. Because severe injuries and sometimes fatalities are involved in big rig accidents , investigating them is quite different than the typical rear-end car accident. Police officers with specialized training are oftentimes called to the accident scene. In addition to the standard traffic accident report that is prepared in car accidents, other reports are usually prepared. These additional reports may include a separate investigation report, a reconstruction report and commercial vehicle inspection report may all be prepared. An experienced personal injury attorney will request these reports and make sure all of the necessary information is gathered to preserve your case. Similar to airplanes, big rigs are equipped with the infamous “black box”, which can tell  you a lot about the e...