Michael C. Mills, Esq. MILLS & ASSOCIATES 3650 North Rancho Dr., Suite 114 Las Vegas, NV 89130 702/240-6060 x114 (voice) 702/240-4267 (fax) mike@mcmillslaw.com (e-mail) Mr. Mills practices in the area of civil litigation and appeals, with particular experience in matters involving trucking liability, insurance defense, insurance coverage, premises liability, products liability and defense of […]
Conspicuity
August 10, 2009 by
Back when I was a kid, my family’s brand new 1964 Rambler sedan was not equipped with four-way emergency flashers. Now, these flashers are standard safety equipment on all vehicles manufactured in America. As the science of conspicuity has advanced, government rules and regulations regarding lighting of motor vehicles have improved, making vehicles safer. Nevada […]
Can The Negligence Of A Driver Be Imputed To The Owner Who Is A Passenger In His Own Car?
July 31, 2009 by
Akin to the subject of Vicarious Liability is the question of Imputed Liability. The case of Rocky Mountain Produce Trucking Co. v. Johnson, 78 Nev. 44, 369 P.2d 198 (1962) discusses the question of whether an injured owner-passenger can be tagged with the liability of the negligent driver to reduce or eliminate the owner’s his […]
The Meaning Of The “Firefighter’s Rule” To The Nevada Trucking Industry
July 15, 2009 by
In our Nevada Insurance Law blog, we have just finished a post on the “Firefighter’s Rule”. This relates to auto accidents and trucking incidents (accidents, stalls, lost/shifting loads, etc.). Here is an excerpt: In the case of Steelman v. Lind, 97 Nev. 425, 634 P.2d 666 (1981) the Nevada Supreme Court followed the “firefighter’s rule” […]
Nevada Is An Open Range State
June 19, 2009 by
The state of Nevada encompasses more than 70 million acres. As anyone who has driven through Nevada knows, much of the state is wide open and empty. A good deal of this these areas are known as “open range”. The state of Nevada defines “open range” as follows: N.R.S. 568.355 “Open range” defined. As used […]
