After a car accident in Nevada, you will have to file a claim with your auto insurance company in order to receive reimbursement for your losses. Here are five steps to take to make sure you recover what you need: hire a personal injury lawyer to file the claim for you, provide your insurance company …
No, Nevada is not a no fault state. Instead, Nevada is a “fault state” for car accidents and personal injury cases in general. This means your insurance company’s job is to determine who is responsible for the accident and therefore who is legally obligated to pay for the injuries and damages caused. It is not …
Most jurisdictions generally do not recognize a crime of “attempted vehicular manslaughter.” The reason involves the idea of “intent.” You are usually guilty of the crime of attempt if you intend to commit a crime and perform some act towards the commission of that offense. But you are usually guilty of vehicular manslaughter no matter …
You were recently rear-ended in an auto accident. The facts and issues regarding fault seem relatively straightforward. Can you really settle a car accident claim without a personal injury lawyer? If you are injured in a car crash, you can file a personal injury claim with the at-fault driver’s insurance company. It is usually a …
You were in a car crash and were clearly not at fault. Do you still an attorney? Can’t you just represent yourself? A lack of blame for a car collision may seem like an easy case that would not require help from a car accident lawyer or law firm. But a lawyer can still prove …
The penalties for a first-time hit and run offense will vary depending on the facts of your case and the laws of the state in which the crime was committed. But in general, you can expect the following: a misdemeanor charge punishable by probation, fines, restitution and some possible jail time if the crime involved …
Yes, often. Most jurisdictions require the police to investigate a reported hit-and-run offense, including cases involving only minor injuries or property damage. But note that the police will typically spend more time and resources investigating serious hit-and-run accidents (for example, those involving death or a serious injury). Most states say that you commit misdemeanor hit and …
The amount of car insurance coverage that Nevada drivers are required to have is increasing substantially. Beginning next year on July 1, 2018, the minimum required auto liability coverage is increasing from $15,000 to $25,000 for the injury or death of one person. For the injury or death of two or more people, the minimum …
Some activities are so inherently dangerous that people are assumed to have “assumed the risk” of injury simply by engaging in that activity. But operators of car racing and go-kart centers usually take no chances of being held liable for an accident. Instead, they require customers to sign liability waivers that absolve them from responsibility …
