First, the good news: From January through March 2022, Nevada traffic fatalities are down year-over-year. There’s good news and bad news for Nevada drivers in 2022. But the bad news: While Nevada’s overall fatality rate is dropping, the numbers in Clark County continue to grow worse. From January through March, there were 70 crash-related fatalities in Nevada; all but 11… Read More »Las Vegas Car Accident Report for April 2022
Each week, around 230 million customers visit Walmart. With these many visitors, injuries are bound to happen—and Walmart stores have been sued for everything from slip-and-fall injuries to paralysis and even death. Each Walmart store has a duty of care to customers to keep the store reasonably clean and free from potential hazards. A breach of this duty can often… Read More »What to Do if You’re Injured at Walmart
After representing countless motorcycle crash victims over the last few decades, we’ve learned that the type and brand of a motorcycle can make a major difference when it comes to safety. Money, Inc. ranks the Yama YZF-R6, the Ducati Multistrada D-Air, the Yamaha V Star 250, the Suzuki V-strom 650 ABS, and the Honda CB 650F as the five safest… Read More »Safest—and Not So Safe—Motorcycles
Las Vegas reached a sad milestone this month—as of March 18, at least 32 people have been killed in crashes within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMP)’s jurisdiction. Six of these deaths occurred over a three-day period from March 13 to 15, with three fatal crashes taking place in a three-hour period on Tuesday, March 15. Police and legislators have… Read More »Las Vegas Car Accident Report for March 2022
Motorcycles can be a great form of recreational transportation, allowing you to travel long distances quickly while feeling the wind in your hair. But unfortunately, motorcycles pose far greater risks for riders in a crash than cars, trucks, and other closed vehicles. And because motorcycles are small and can be tough for other drivers to see, they’re more likely to… Read More »What Are The Odds Of Surviving A Motorcycle Accident?
Determining who’s at fault in an auto accident can be far more complex than it appears—and the question of “who decides?” can vary based on the circumstances. Police, auto insurers, judges, and juries may all have the opportunity to weigh in on where the fault lies for a specific accident. And if you’re trying to hold someone else responsible for… Read More »Who Decides Who is At Fault After an Auto Accident?
Although the number of airline crashes in the U.S. has remained very low over the last few decades, there are still dozens of airline-related accidents and injuries each year—some sadly resulting in death. On February 4, 2022, passengers of a Sun Country airplane flying from Las Vegas to Minneapolis experienced a harrowing ordeal when their flight made a hard emergency… Read More »Sun Country Emergency Landing: What Airline Passengers Should Know After a Crash
In a tragedy that has made news around the globe, habitual traffic violator Gary Dean Robinson killed himself, his passenger, and a family of 7—including four children age 15 and under, their two adult stepbrothers, and their uncle—when he blew through a North Las Vegas red light at more than 100 miles per hour. This six-car crash marked the deadliest… Read More »Las Vegas Car Accident Report for February 2022
Although fender benders are generally seen as minor, they’re still auto accidents—and like other accidents, they carry the potential for serious injuries and property damage. What’s more, most auto insurance companies can penalize you if you have a fender bender and don’t report it. Below, we discuss what types of accidents are considered fender benders, some of the physical and… Read More »Does a Fender Bender Count As An Auto Accident?
If you’ve recently been involved in an auto accident, you may assume that contacting and cooperating with your insurance company is all you’ll need to do to receive adequate compensation for your damages. However, insurance companies are generally more interested in settling a claim as quickly—and cheaply—as it can rather than ensuring that you’re truly made whole. Below, we’ll discuss… Read More »What Do Car Accident Lawyers Do?