Laws

Nevada has a set of laws that apply to car accidents, which are designed to ensure that victims are adequately compensated for their injuries and damages. Here are some important Nevada car accident laws. Obligations After a Car Accident Nevada law requires several obligations for you to fulfill after a car accident: Stop at the Scene: If you are involved in a car accident, you are legally required to stop at the scene. Failure to stop can...

Distracted driving is incredibly dangerous and the cause of nine deaths every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a result, many states, including Nevada, have enacted distracted driving laws to promote safety and penalize these dangerous driving behaviors. Ban on Handheld Devices In October 2011, Nevada’s cell phone law (SB 140) went into effect, prohibiting a person from manually typing text into a cell phone or similar device and sending or reading...

To hold another party responsible for a personal injury in Nevada, you and your Las Vegas personal injury lawyer must be able to prove that their negligence is what caused it. However, for another party to be considered negligent, they must have owed the plaintiff (victim) a duty of care. What is Duty of Care? A duty of care refers to an individual’s legal obligation to exercise “reasonable care” that another ordinary person would in the same...

Attractive nuisance is a legal term that refers to a dangerous condition on a property that may attract young children. For example, swimming pools appeal to children, which may cause them to trespass onto property without understanding the danger. Therefore, Nevada imposes an attractive nuisance law, which holds landowners to a higher duty of care to protect children who can potentially wander onto their property. When Property Owners are Liable for Child Injuries Under Nevada’s attractive nuisance...

To succeed in a personal injury case in Nevada, the plaintiff (victim) has the burden of proof. This means they must provide evidence of their allegations that another party is responsible for their injury and can only recover compensation if they do so. The Definition of Burden of Proof in Personal Injury Cases In personal injury cases, the plaintiff is obligated to prove their claim by a preponderance of evidence. In other words, it is “more likely...