Miscellaneous

• Assembly Bill 280 Leaves Handwashing Out of Hospital Health Checklist

  Steve Klearman | May 13, 2011 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The Reno Gazette Journal's Frank Mullen Jr. reports: A state Senate committee Thursday passed a hospital checklist bill, but declined to put a section about hand washing, requested by...

• AAJ President Explains How Litigation Has Made Cars Safer

  Steve Klearman | May 11, 2011 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  American Association for Justice President Gibson Vance authored an article in the Washington Post last month explaining the connection between decreased traffic deaths and the civil justice system....

• Lyon County Sheriff's Office Enforcing Traffic Safety and Pedestrian Traffic Laws

  Steve Klearman | April 21, 2011 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The Reno Gazette Journal reports that the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, along with Joining Forces/Office of Traffic Safety, will be increasing efforts to enforce traffic safety and pedestrian...

• AAJ: Proposed Health Act is a New Attack on Civil Justice System

  Steve Klearman | January 31, 2011 6:11 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The American Association for Justice is warning the public about the sweeping new Health Act intended to replace Obama's health care law. AAJ President C. Gibson Vance issued the following reaction...

• California Supreme Court: Police Can Search Your Cell Phone

  Steve Klearman | January 05, 2011 6:35 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  On Monday, January 3, 2011, the California Supreme Court held that the 4th Amendment permits police officers to search the contents of the cell phone incident to a lawful arrest. In People v....

• Nevada's New Laws 2011

  Steve Klearman | January 05, 2011 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Nevada rings in the new year with several new laws taking effect as of January 1. Among them, as reported by the Daily Sparks Tribune: AB162 requires health insurance companies to screen and...

• Twitter and Facebook in the car?

  Steve Klearman | December 15, 2010 11:25 AM | 1 CommentReno, NV

  While the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration works to increase awareness of the dangers of distracted driving, drivers will soon be updating Twitter and Facebook on the road. As the...

• Nevada Adopts "Last Event Necessary" Analysis for Slow-Developing Diseases

  Steve Klearman | December 02, 2010 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Last week, the Nevada Supreme Court addressed the appropriate analysis to determine what law governs in actions involving the diagnosis of slow-developing diseases. In Wyeth v. Rowatt, 126 Nev. Adv....

• Halloween Safety Tips

  Steve Klearman | October 28, 2010 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Remember to stay safe and alert this holiday weekend as you celebrate Nevada Day and Halloween. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that almost 5,000 people in the United...

• Nevada Supreme Court Limits Workers Compensation Coverage

  Steve Klearman | October 22, 2010 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The Nevada workers' compensation scheme is contained in the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act (NIIA). To recover for injuries under the NIIA, an employee must have been injured in the course of her...