ROGER M. SHERMAN Mr. Roger Sherman joined Mills & Associates in 2012. His practice has concentrated in the areas of insurance defense of personal injury claims, insurance coverage, legal malpractice defense, medical malpractice defense, construction defect, insurance bad faith and employment law. He has been employed by private law firms and has worked as in-house counsel for both CNA Insurance and Travelers. In addition, he had the responsibility, as Vice-President of Claims and … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
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...]
Revisiting The Policy Of Adjudication Of Disputes On The Merits Under The “Moon” Case: Turning A New Leaf Or Making An Exception?
November 16, 2011 by
Nevada courts regularly say that they favor adjudication of disputes on the merits of the claim and not some resolution based on a technical failure by a party or his/her attorney. See Young v. Johnny Ribeiro Building,.106 Nev. 88, 92, 787 P.2d 777 (1990). While there are a few exceptions to that general rule [click HERE], this policy of adjudication on the merits gives most claimants the opportunity to pursue almost any potentially viable cause of action all the way to trial. This … [Read more...]
Are Motions In Limine Even Worth The Trouble?
November 10, 2011 by
Trying a case is an expensive proposition. The attorneys need to prepare the evidence, the arguments and the examinations. Clients see any opportunity to economize on the trial prep side as a positive. In the past, attorneys have made it a practice to file pre-trial motions in limine. Motions in limine are heard with the hope that the judge will make early evidentiary rulings and thereby speed up the trial. However, the Nevada Supreme Court case of BMW v. Roth, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 11 (2011) … [Read more...]
Mills & Associates Joins Tida To Give Back To The Las Vegas Community
November 4, 2011 by
Mills & Associates maintains active membership in the Trucking Industry Defense Association, also known as TIDA. TIDA, which was founded in 1993, is a non profit association whose members share knowledge and resources in defense of the trucking industry. TIDA members include motor carriers, trucking insurers, defense attorneys and claims servicing companies. This year, the TIDA held its 19th Annual Industry Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 12, 2011 through October14, 2011. … [Read more...]
