DRI has honored Mike Mills by selecting him to contribute to its 2016 Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Compendium. DRI turns to it most respected members from across the country to author state-specific sections to all of its Compendia. Mike Mills was selected to author the Nevada section of the 2016 Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Compendium. A full copy the Compendium can be ordered from DRI at UM/UIM Compendium . Feel free to preview the Compendium . The Nevada section by Mike Mills can be … [Read more...]
When Is It Too Late For A UM/UIM Carrier To Intervene In The Underlying Litigation?
October 15, 2016 by
Eric and Erwin Lopez were hurt when a negligent and underinsured driver hit their car. They sued the driver. As discovery progressed, Eric and Erwin convinced the driver to settle. However, they would not give the negligent driver a release. Instead, they offered the driver a Covenant Not to Execute against him in excess of his bodily injury liability limits. The negligent and underinsured driver accepted. The bodily injury liability limits were paid and the Covenant provided. However, … [Read more...]
The Attorney And The Hospital Have Competing Liens. How Can The Company Safely Settle?
August 4, 2016 by
You are familiar with this scenario. The claimant is willing to sign a release in exchange for your insured’s policy limit. However, the claimant, the attorney and the hospital, all legitimate lienholders, can’t agree on how to divide up the money. Sometimes there is just not enough money to go around. It seems like a no win situation. If the insurance company pays the settlement proceeds to the attorney without protecting the hospital lien, the hospital could pursue the insurance … [Read more...]
The Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment In Favor Of Driver Who Strikes Pedestrian Crossing Outside Of Crosswalk.
August 1, 2016 by
Pedestrian Anderson was walking across the street when driver Baltrusaitis accidentally hit him with his car. Anderson and Baltrusaitis were the only witnesses to the accident. Pedestrian Anderson’s injuries were so serious that he was unable to communicate about the accident. Perhaps that is why there was no evidence to contradict the evidence favorable to the driver. The Traffic Accident Report, the deposition testimony of driver Baltrusaitis and his accident reconstruction expert’s … [Read more...]
What Changes Do You Expect When Nevada Justice Court Jurisdiction Increases From $10,000 To $15,000 In January 2017?
June 23, 2016 by
The 2015 Nevada Legislature increased the state courts’ jurisdictional limits. Assembly Bill 66 saw the jurisdictional limit in small claims increase from $7,500 to $10,000. That change took effect on October 1, 2015. NRS 73.010. The same bill increased the jurisdictional limit of Nevada’s Justice of the Peace courts. Since 2003, the jurisdictional limit had been set $10,000. Assembly Bill 66 increased the jurisdictional limit to $15,000. NRS 4.370 (1). These changes take effect on … [Read more...]
