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Nevada Finds That An Assigned Insurance Defense Attorney Has An Attorney-Client Relationship With Both The Insured Defendant And The Insurer Who Assigned The Case

A Las Vegas insurance defense attorney was seeing great success prosecuting plaintiff’s cases.  No surprise that the insurance companies were moving their business to other insurance defense attorneys.  Then came the fateful day as reported in Nevada Yellow Cab Corp. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 123 Nev. 44, 152 P.3d 737 (2007). The target defendant was insured by a carrier with whom the attorney had previously done business.  The insurance company took exception.  The company filed a motion to … [Read more...]