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The Pros and Cons of Nevada’s Short Trial Program

January 9, 2013 by

A unique Nevada alternative to conventional litigation is the Short Trial Program.  Short Trial is not a good fit for every case.  But it has many advantages that the parties should consider.  Many are familiar with the downsides to bringing a conventional lawsuit for damages.  Most cases take what seems like forever to get to trial.  The lawyer and witnesses can be expensive.  The trial might go for days or weeks at a time.  Then after trial, the parties are at risk to pay the other side’s fees … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Short Trial

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...]

Filed Under: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Attorney's Fees, Bad Faith, Bankruptcy, Collateral Source, Comparative Fault, Contribution, Contributory Negligence, Court System, Criminal Convictions, Damages, Defaults & Default Judgments, Direct Action, Dram Shop, Duties to the Insured, Evidentiary Inferences, Expert Testimony, Federal Court, Fee Shifting, Finality, Five-Year Rule, Good Faith Settlements, Good Samaritan Law, Legal Research, Liability, Liens, Limitation of Actions, Medical Payments, Minor's Compromise, Motions for Summary Judgment, Offers of Judgment, Offsets, Parental Liability, Policy Interpretation, Rebuttable Presumptions, Removal, Res Ipsa Loquitur, Short Trial, Sovereign Immunity, Spoliation of Evidence, Stacking Policy Coverages, Statutes of Limitations, Strategies to Consider, Subrogation, Survival Actions, Technology, Title and Registration of Autos, Traffic Citations, Trial Strategy, UM/UIM, Vicarious Liability, Wrongful Death Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

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...]

Filed Under: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Attorney's Fees, Bad Faith, Bankruptcy, Collateral Source, Comparative Fault, Continuing Legal Education, Contribution, Contributory Negligence, Court System, Criminal Convictions, Damages, Defaults & Default Judgments, Direct Action, Dram Shop, Duties to the Insured, Evidentiary Inferences, Expert Testimony, Federal Court, Fee Shifting, Finality, Five-Year Rule, Good Faith Settlements, Good Samaritan Law, Legal Research, Liability, Liens, Limitation of Actions, Medical Payments, Minor's Compromise, Offers of Judgment, Offsets, Parental Liability, Policy Interpretation, Rebuttable Presumptions, Removal, Res Ipsa Loquitur, Short Trial, Sovereign Immunity, Spoliation of Evidence, Stacking Policy Coverages, Statutes of Limitations, Strategies to Consider, Subrogation, Survival Actions, Technology, Title and Registration of Autos, Traffic Citations, Trial Strategy, UM/UIM, Vicarious Liability, Wrongful Death Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,