Author: Steve Dimopoulos

Undocumented Immigrants & Personal Injury

Injuries

Q: Can an undocumented immigrant recover personal injury compensation in Nevada? A: Generally yes. But as you can imagine, all sorts of interesting issues arise in this context. For example, injury settlements typically include future medical expense and future wage loss components. These damages...

Properly Communicating With the Other Driver’s Insurer

Blog

Accidents happen on a daily basis. If you are in a car accident and it is not your fault, you may be able to get a substantial settlement to compensate for your pain and suffering. Though your insurance company is there to help, the other party’s insurer most likely will not be. Therefore, there...

Sideguards Reduce Truck Fatalities

Trucking Accidents

Relatively unsophisticated devices can decrease the severity of trucking accidents in Nevada. The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety recently tested an aftermarket device that blocked a midsize passenger vehicle from sliding beneath a truck trailer in a 40 mph test in August. These crashes, known...

Bicycle Deaths Rising

Car Accidents

Bike riding has grown in popularity in Las Vegas and across the nation because of the benefits for physical fitness, the environment, and gas savings. This has a fatal downside, however, as car accidents have proven fatal to bicyclists. After reaching a record low in 2010, bicyclists’ deaths...

My Friend Crashed My Car. Will My Insurance Pay?

Car Accidents

Q: I let my friend borrow my car and he got into a car accident. He is not listed on my liability policy. Will my insurance coverage apply? A: Most likely yes. Nevada Law requires that a liability insurance policy must extend to any person that is operating a vehicle with the “express or implied...

Nevada Ranked On DUI Enforcement

Car Accidents

Motorists and pedestrians in Nevada face the risk of injury or even death from a car accident caused by a drunk driver. Like other states, Nevada has laws to combat this problem and punish violators. A study done this year placed Nevada 18th in the country for DUI enforcement. It was ranked 23rd in...