Las Vegas is a popular convention destination. The largest convention venue in town is the Las Vegas Convention Center, which touts over 4.6 million square feet of convention space. Event planning professionals keep busy, helping their clients set up, present and then take down the displays that fill these convention spaces. One such event planning organization is CCR Solutions. CCR Solutions advertises on its website that it is a leader within the Audio Visual Staging Industry. CCR … [Read more...]
Nevada Court Finds That The Graves Amendment Preempts NRS 482.305.
April 24, 2023 by
The Nevada Law Blogs have written a lot about Rental Car Liability and the Graves Amendment. Those posts need an update as a result of the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment entered in Avalos v. Estate of Cunningham et al, Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. Case No. A-22-862769-C (Apr. 14, 2023). The Avalos case involves a woman who rented a vehicle from Budget Car and Truck Rental of Las Vegas. While driving the rented car, the renter was involved in a parking lot accident. Avalos … [Read more...]
Do You Want Fries With That? Rental Car Insurance Options Beyond The Rental Car Desk
December 16, 2012 by
Just like in fast food, the rental car industry trains its sales agents to pitch an “add on” purchase at the “point of sale”. But instead of selling French fries, the rental car agents try to sell you insurance. This specialty insurance might include protection against damage to the rental car or supplemental insurance over and above the insurance that the renter already has. Rent a car specific insurance offerings are sometimes called Collision Damage Waiver, Renter’s Liability Insurance or … [Read more...]
Which State’s Law Applies When An Accident Happens Out Of State In A Nevada Rental Car?
December 3, 2012 by
Las Vegas loves tourists and tourists love Las Vegas!!! Of course, many tourists come here to see the hotels, the casinos and the shows. But sometimes the hotels, casinos and shows all start to look alike. So tourists have been known to rent cars and go wandering the Wild West to take in the natural wonders just a few hours from town, including Death Valley in California, the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Zion National Park in Utah. That’s a lot of travel across many state lines. So when an … [Read more...]
Do I Need To Buy The Insurance That The Rental Car Company Offers Me When I Rent A Car In Nevada?
December 12, 2011 by
In Nevada, rental car agents are legally obligated to confirm only two things about you before they rent you a car, that you have a current driver’s license and that the signature you made on the rental contract matches the signature on that driver’s license. See N.R.S. 483.610 and our previous blog post on this topic, HERE. [Insert link to Feb 21, 2011 post on the Insurance Blog] The rental car company is not obligated to ask you if you have insurance. Instead, they will ask you to buy … [Read more...]
