Nevada has long recognized the tort of “negligent entrustment”. Take the case of Zugel v. Miller, 100 Nev. 525, 688 P.2d 310 (1984) for example. In that case a 13-year-old bought a motorcycle. The boy had no driver’s license. He took a friend for a ride on a public highway. The boy admitted that he rode his motorcycle on the public roads all the time. The boy and his passenger were hurt when the motorcycle ran a stop sign and it collided with another vehicle. The Plaintiffs sued the … [Read more...]
Parents Are Statutorily Liable For Damages Willfully Caused By Their Minor Children Up To $10,000, But Are Those Damages Covered?
March 13, 2012 by
As a practice, when a minor causes damage or injury, the plaintiff will name as defendants both the minor and the parents. There are a variety of theories under which the parents can be held liable for the minor’s acts. See HERE for example. If the minor’s acts appear to have been intentional, one of theory of recovery is a Nevada statute. N.R.S. 41.470 imposes limited vicarious liability on parents whose minor children willfully cause damage to others. The statute reads: NRS 41.470 … [Read more...]
LexisNexis Names Nevada Insurance Law As A Top Insurance Law Blog For 2011
November 21, 2011 by
The Advisory Board of the LexisNexis Insurance Law Community has selected Mills & Associates' Nevada Insurance Law as one of the nation’s Top Insurance Law Blogs for 2011. The Advisory Board described what it saw in the winning blogs. The Top Blogs contain some of the best writing out there on insurance law. They contain a wealth of information for the insurance law community with timely news items, practical information, expert analysis, practice tips, frequent postings, and helpful … [Read more...]
Got Questions?
August 3, 2010 by
These posts on the Mills & Associates Nevada Insurance Law blog are published to provide useful insights on Nevada insurance law to our clients and other subscribers. Many times the topics are suggested by recent case law, or issues raised by litigation. As part of our ongoing effort to provide both timely and helpful information, we invite all our readers to submit issues which they would like to see addressed in future blog posts. Likewise, please submit questions concerning prior … [Read more...]
Vehicle’s Registered Owner Not Always The Legal Owner For Liability Purposes
July 23, 2009 by
Under the right set of facts, the owner of a car can be liable for the driver’s actions. CLICK HERE. So you ask, just who is the “owner” of a vehicle in Nevada for liability purposes? This precise issue was raised in the Nevada Supreme Court case of Barr v. Gaines, 103 Nev. 548, 746 P.2d 634 (1987). In Barr, an injured motorist brought suit against the father of the driver of a car, arguing that, as the registered owner of the car, the father was vicariously liable. The father argued … [Read more...]
