Handling Accident

When you need to disclose expert witnesses in Las Vegas injury cases, the first place to look is Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, (usually shortened to “NRCP”) Rule 16.1.  Rule 16.1 provides in part: RULE 16.1.  MANDATORY PRETRIAL DISCOVERY REQUIREMENTS (a) Required Disclosures.  (2) Disclosure of Expert Testimony.                    (A) In addition to the disclosures required by paragraph (1), a party shall disclose to other parties the identity of any person who may be used at trial to present evidence under NRS 50.275, 50.285 and 50.305.                    (B) Except as otherwise stipulated or directed by the court, this disclosure shall, with respect to a witness who is retained or specially employed to provide expert testimony in the case or whose duties as an employee of the party regularly in...

Whether someone is here in the United States legally or not, is not admissible evidence in a Las Vegas personal injury action. So, whether someone is here on vacation from another county or has outstayed their visa, they both can recover if they were injured while in Las Vegas, through no fault of their own. For those wanting to look at specific cases, a New York court held that a plaintiff's immigration status was properly excluded in a case involving a construction worker who fell two stories through an improperly covered hole in the roof of the defendant's construction project. Angamarca v. New York City Partnership Housing, 2011 NY Slip Op. 5361, 2011 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5251 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. June 21, 2011).  However, if someone is from another country and they have sustained lost wages, then their immigration status may be relevant for the limited purpose of their wage loss claim. The reason for this is because the law states that a wage loss claim for a non-U.S. citizen ...

Which costs are allowed in a court case is determined by law.  Costs have been determined to mean a wide range of items, from copy charges, witness fees and legal research. NRS 18.005 defines costs in Nevada:   NRS 18.005  “Costs” defined.   For the purposes of NRS 18.010 to 18.150 , inclusive, the term “costs” means:       1.  Clerks’ fees.       2.  Reporters’ fees for depositions, including a reporter’s fee for one copy of each deposition.       3.  Jurors’ fees and expenses, together with reasonable compensation of an officer appointed to act in accordance with NRS 16.120.       4.  Fees for witnesses at trial, pretrial hearings and deposing witnesses, unless the court finds that the witness was called at the instance of the prevailing party without reason or necessity.       5.  Reasonable fees of not more than five expert witnesses in an amount o...