If you’ve been injured in a car accident, you need to hire a personal injury attorney. Even if it seems that the accident is entirely your fault, you may still be entitled to compensation. Car accidents are the leading cause of death for Americans aged between 12 months and 54 years. According to the CDC, …
Side-impact collisions, commonly known as T-boning, will generally happen at intersections, stop signs, and other transit situations that depend on yielding to the other driver’s right-of-way. Traffic rules are designed to avoid this very dangerous type of accident, which is why there’s almost always a very clear violation leading up to the crash. However, that …
No one ever decides to be in a car accident. Yet they happen all the time. Car insurance is designed to financially aid the driver when it comes to an accident. But many choose not to buy coverage above the minimally required. Full coverage insurance is not required in Nevada. Instead, drivers must carry minimum …
When you’re hurt in a car accident, your injuries don’t prevent you from being concerned about your damaged car. You locate a reliable body shop, and you pay them to do quality repairs. You might not realize it, but even when a highly-rated body shop restores your car, the damage usually diminishes its value anyway. …
There are several cases where you can sue the guilty party after you have been involved in a rear-end collision. These types of crashes can be serious, no matter what speed the offender was traveling when they struck you. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that rear-end collisions make up 30% of all …
Today, about one-fourth of the cars on U.S. roadways are leased including cars. How does that affect a driver’s insurance and just do you do if you are involved in an accident? Car leases often require more than the minimum state insurance requirements. Lessors want their investment protected. And if you as the lessee are …
Before you decide how to distribute your settlement funds, you must determine whether your car accident insurance settlement is taxable. It’s one more complicated step in resolving your injury claim, but it prevents later difficulties. Whatever you have planned for the future, you can feel confident that you won’t have any unforeseen tax problems. For …
When you are a driver on the road, you share the roadway with other drivers, which can include the community driving their own private vehicles or drivers of commercial vehicles. Company vehicles are a common sight on an everyday commute, with workers coming and going about their day to get to their next job or …
After you get into a minor car accident, you may exchange information with the other driver and observe neither of you have any injuries. Maybe your foot slipped off the brake or you simply thought you had more time to slow down. Causing a car accident can be nerve-wracking enough, but realizing that you’re both …
Drivers aren’t the only ones who can pursue a personal injury settlement. If you were the passenger in a car accident, you have legal rights, too. You may be entitled to compensation for missed work, medical bills, and pain and suffering. The only way to know if you have a legal case is to speak …
Being involved in a two-car accident would be bad enough. In a multi-vehicle accident, there is a higher risk of injuries. It is also more difficult to determine who was at fault. If more than one driver is found to be at fault, they share the blame, and their insurance companies will divvy up the …
When you’re in a car accident, the experience can often be totally overwhelming. There’s hardly any time to cope with the shock and trauma of an accident before you have important matters to deal with regarding the accident. Between doctors, insurance, repairs, and everything else that goes with a car accident, it sometimes can be …
Since Nevada changed the insurance requirements back in 2018, drivers are no longer required to carry uninsured motorist (UM) coverage. However, one important caveat about this coverage. A driver may opt not to have UM coverage, but they must refuse the coverage in writing. If a driver does not refuse coverage in writing, they will …
Despite measures taken throughout Nevada, including sobriety checkpoints, an estimated 1.8% of Nevada drivers admit to driving after drinking too much within the past 30 days alone. Drunk drivers have a much higher risk of causing accidents than sober drivers, since they may struggle with tunnel vision, have a hard time keeping their vehicles on …
In many cases, yes, fault can be established by where the vehicles have sustained damage after an accident. In cases of “T-bone” accidents, where one car ran a stoplight and hit another in the middle, it’s clear from the impact that the one who should have been stopped is at fault. It’s also relatively simple …
Whether your insurer will compensate you for a totaled car in a DUI (driving under the influence) incident rests on your policy agreement’s wording. The agency may cover your damages or deny coverage because you were committing a crime. Suppose you have a car accident in Nevada, and the incident involved driving under the influence …
Anyone can become a victim of a DUI accident simply by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. As such, it’s important to know how to proceed should you be involved in one, and it’s helpful to have an understanding of the damages you can recover if you are involved in a DUI …
While some drunk driving cases can end up in court, the vast majority do not. If you or a loved one have been involved in a DUI accident, you need an experienced attorney by your side. Kris Helmick, Esq., owner of Pacific West Injury Law, has helped many Las Vegas and Henderson drivers get compensation …
It depends. Unfortunately, that is a common answer for legal questions like this one, but it is the most honest. However, even if a pedestrian is partially to blame, they may be entitled to compensation. If you or a loved one have suffered injuries when struck by a car as a pedestrian, you may be …
Side-collision accidents, or t-bone accidents, are dangerous. These accidents usually happen at intersections. The driver who is supposed to stop for oncoming traffic usually fails to yield, doesn’t take a second glance, or misjudges how fast the oncoming traffic is. They punch the accelerator and slam directly into the side of the vehicle in front …