A recent Order in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada excluded the testimony of plaintiff economics expert Dr. Stan Smith regarding his opinions on the loss of enjoyment of life suffered by the Plaintiff. Order Granting Defendants Motion in Limine. Jones v. Kelly, Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. Case No. A-19-803468-C (December 12, 2022). Plaintiff […]
Nevada Joins Club Cumis
July 1, 2021 by
In State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Hansen, 131 Nev. 743, 357 P.3d 338 (2015) the Nevada Supreme Court adopted the independent counsel model outlined by the California Court of Appeals in San Diego Federal Credit Union v. Cumis Ins. Society, Inc., 208 Cal. Rptr. 494, 506 (Ct. App. 1984), superseded by statute as […]
Happy New Year!
December 31, 2020 by
May 2020 bring new opportunities, success at every step and countless reasons to celebrate! We wish you health and prosperity in the coming year and beyond. Happy New Year!
Season’s Greetings
December 21, 2020 by
I really enjoy this time of year. It means that I get to spend more time with my family and splurge eating some foods that I would otherwise shun. I hope that all of the readers of the Nevada Law Blogs will also be sipping something warm, eating a little too much and staying safe […]
Happy Thanksgiving From Bauman Loewe Witt & Maxwell
November 22, 2020 by
All of us at Mills & Associates would like to take a moment and wish clients, family and friends (including our blog readers), a very joyous and happy Thanksgiving.
Whether you are celebrating with a small gathering, or preparing for what is shaping up to be dinner for a small country, we wish you and yours all the very best.
Let’s Appreciate and Remember Our Veterans; on Veterans Day and Everyday
November 9, 2020 by
Officially we celebrate Veterans Day on November 11. Americans honor the brave men and women of the armed forces who risk their lives to protect our freedom. They include past and present members of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard, Air Force, and the Coast Guard. Originally called Armistice Day, major hostilities of […]
Seasons Greetings
December 23, 2019 by
I really enjoy this time of year. It means that I get to spend more time with my family and splurge eating some foods that I would otherwise shun. I hope that all of the readers of the Nevada Law Blogs will also be sipping something warm, eating a little too much and staying safe […]
Substitute Service Of Process Through The DMV
December 9, 2019 by
Every year, U.S. Department of Transportation estimates the number of registered vehicles on the road HERE. In 2017, the number was 272,480,899. It is no wonder that Plaintiffs sometimes struggle to locate and serve a driver that has been involved in automobile accident. When face to face service is not possible, the State of Nevada provides Plaintiffs […]
Leaving The Scene Of The Accident Is Not By Itself A Basis For Punitive Damages
December 9, 2019 by
As Defendant Driver VanVeen was exiting the I-15 at Charleston, he failed to slow his tractor trailer sufficiently. His truck hit the back of the Plaintiffs’ car. The truck scraped the side of the car and kept ongoing. The car followed the truck. As the truck tried to merge to the left lane it hit the car […]
The Nevada Supreme Court Sees Its 80,000th Case!
November 25, 2019 by
The Nevada Supreme Court has announced that it has accepted its 80,000th case. The case is Patel v. Patel, a civil appeal from the Eighth Judicial District Family Court. Nevada was granted statehood on October 31, 1864. The Civil War was underway and would not end until April 9, 1865. Thus the Nevada flag bears the motto “Battle Born”. The earliest reported opinion from the Nevada […]
