“Was it worth it?” This is a question, sometimes politically-loaded, that is often asked of family members and war buddies of our Fallen Heroes. Marine Corps General John Kelly recently offered a unique perspective. A veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan himself, General Kelly lost his youngest son, First Lieutenant Robert Kelly, while conducting combat operations […]
Nevada Supreme Court Enforces Employee Exclusion
October 15, 2019 by
Pacific Clay Products makes concrete pipes. Pacific Clay Products tells its driver, Mr. Wambolt, to deliver a load of concrete pipes to Ace Plumbing & Heating in Las Vegas, Nevada. When Mr. Wambolt arrives in Las Vegas, he needs a forklift to unload the pipes. Lucky for Wambolt, Ace Plumbing & Heating has a forklift […]
Where An Insurance Company Breaches Its Duty To Defend, It Can Be Liable For An Excess Verdict Even If The Company Did Not Act In Bad Faith
February 5, 2019 by
Ryan Pretner suffered critical injuries when he was hit by a truck driven by Michael Vasquez. Mr. Vasquez’s truck was covered by two auto policies, his personal policy, and his business auto policy. His personal insurance with Progressive had a limit of $100,000 per person. His commercial auto policy with Century Surety Company had a […]
Las Vegas Defense Lawyers adds Aileen Cohen to Board
April 18, 2017 by
At Bauman Loewe Witt & Maxwell we are pleased to announce that Las Vegas Defense Lawyers (LVDL) members elected Aileen E. Cohen, Esq. to its Board of Directors. The election took place at the Fifth Annual LVDL Dinner on March 30, 2017. Aileen will be working on LVDL advocacy efforts in support of the civil […]
Settlement, Unsettled
November 28, 2016 by
The claimant’s counsel makes a policy limit demand. After receiving authority to settle for the liability limits, you tender the policy limit and your company’s standard Release. Claimant’s counsel rejects the Release. Instead, counsel insists on a Covenant Not to Execute. Why would the attorney do that? This post will hopefully give you more information […]
