Strategies, Challenges, and Answers

An Auto Carrier Providing An SR-22 Certificate Must Give The DMV Ten Days Notice Before Cancelling

SR-22

Nevada car owners know that before you can register an automobile in Nevada, the owner will have to prove to the Department of Motor Vehicles that the car is insured.  The owner usually satisfies this obligation by bringing a Proof of Insurance Card … [Continue reading]

NRCP Rule 16.1 Requires Disclosure Of All Responsive Liability Insurance Policies.

In Construction Defect (CD) cases, Plaintiff attorneys often bring big damage claims. Thus , Plaintiff CD attorneys instinctively look for as much liability insurance as they can find. Just as intuitively, CD Defense attorneys know that insurance … [Continue reading]

Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Verdict Finding Right-Of-Way Violator Only 25% At Fault

The traffic light at the intersection of Sahara and Fort Apache was green for east-west travel. Raymond Yeghiazarian, travelling westbound, wanted to turn left on a permissive green ball. Heading eastbound in his patrol car was LVMPD Officer Jared … [Continue reading]

The 2015 Nevada Legislature Repeals Offer of Judgment Statute NRS 17.115.

Repeal OJ

Another interesting change made by the 2015 Nevada Legislature was the repeal of Nevada's Offer of Judgment statute, NRS 17.115. This change should have little or no practical effect because every offer of judgment I have ever seen that was served in … [Continue reading]

Trial Judge Let’s Plaintiff Have Cake And Eat It Too.

Setting: A courtroom somewhere in Las Vegas Cast of Characters: Treating Doctor Plaintiff’s Attorney (P.A.) Defendant’s Attorney (D.A.) Judge Doctor:         I performed surgery on Plaintiff and my charges are … [Continue reading]