Most lawyers can recite by memory the number of years available under statute to bring certain types of lawsuits. In Nevada, the statutes of limitation are found in Chapter 11 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Since insurance policies are contracts, the right to bring an action for breach of a policy is generally limited to six years. See NRS 11.190(1)(a). In Grayson v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 971 P.2d 798 (1998) the Nevada Supreme Court faced the question of the when this six-year … [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...]
Statutes Of Limitations
May 30, 2008 by
Nevada's Limitation of Actions statute is found at N.R.S. 11.190. Normally the statutes are as follows: Bodily Injury: 2 years. Property Damage: 3 years. Contract (including UM/UIM): 6 years. In UM/UIM cases statute does not begin to run until date of denial of coverage. Grayson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, 114 Nev. 1379; 971 P.2d 798 (1998). An interesting contrast is that with subrogation cases; the statute runs from date of loss. State Farm v. Wharton, 88 Nev. 183, … [Read more...]
