Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Are Nevada Hospitals Safe at Night?

  Steve Klearman | April 03, 2006 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I've long had the idea that it's best not to go to the hospital at night or on weekends. It's clear that in Nevada, like many states, hospital staffing levels differ between day and night, weekend and weekday. If you are seriously ill, I strongly urge you to have a friend or relative stay with you overnight during your hospitalization. While this may be extremely burdensome, or simply...

• Politics and Drugs

  Steve Klearman | April 03, 2006 11:45 AM | 1 CommentReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  This set of observations come from the Greedy Trial Lawyer blog at http://www.greedytriallawyer.com. I reproduce this here in an attempt to occasionally touch upon the unsavory relationship between our pharmaceutical companies and our politicians:In the closing days of the 2005 legislative year, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and the White House fail to obtain the needed support for a...

• When Doctors Are Not Listening

  Steve Klearman | March 24, 2006 7:25 AM | 1 CommentReno, NV Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I like to tell my injury clients that their doctors are the most important witnesses in their cases.When a case is large or complex, I tell my clients that we can hire expert doctors, but treating doctors tend to have greater credibility with a jury since they 1) are not paid to provide opinions (even though most demand payment to testify); and 2) have actual "hands-on" contact with the...

• Satellite Images of Your Auto Accident Scene

  Steve Klearman | March 22, 2006 12:10 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  http://nashville.injuryboard.com/motor-vehicle-accidents/google-earth-for-auto-accidents.phpMy fellow personal injury law blogger, Ray Runyon, in Nashville, Tennessee, provides a great idea for personal injury attorneys (and their clients) in his blog today. Google Earth http://earth.google.com/ allows a user to input an address anywhere in the world and then "zoom in" to get a closer view and...

• Collateral Source Evidence in Nevada Medical Malpractice Cases

  Steve Klearman | March 20, 2006 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The subject of collateral source evidence arises in every medical malpractice lawsuit. Basically, and in this context, collateral source evidence relates to any payment made for medical bills (or any bills) by someone other than the person who brings the suit. The most common type of collateral source payment is that made by an insurance company. Attorneys throughout the country like to argue...

• Get Drunk and Ride Free in Reno

  Steve Klearman | March 17, 2006 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Reno Gazette Journal http://rgj.com reports today that residents are encouraged by our local government to go out and tie one on for St. Patrick's Day.Well, more specifically, and with good intent: the Northern Nevada DUI Task Force and the Regional Transportation Commission are sponsoring free rides on Citifare to help reduce alcohol-related traffic accidents among St. Patrick's Day...

• The Riddle of Damage Caps

  Steve Klearman | March 16, 2006 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Florida attorney Bob Carroll notes that a Florida newspaper recently posed questions to consider in the context of whether to impose damage caps:How much is the lifetime use of a right arm worth? What is fair compensation for spending 60 years blind because of a doctor's error? If a surgeon makes a mistake and cuts a nerve during routine surgery, forcing you to eat and drink through a tube for...

• New Nevada Rules Off to Slow Start

  Steve Klearman | March 09, 2006 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Much of litigation in Nevada is governed by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.On January 1, 2005 major amendments to the rules became effective. It's difficult to teach old lawyers (and judges) new tricks, though, and many district courts here are only now requiring compliance. The new rules track the Federal Rules in numerous respects and require parties to think about and organize cases...

• Can a Computer Feel Your Pain?

  Steve Klearman | March 08, 2006 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Did you know that many insurance companies use computers to evaluate your pain and suffering after an auto accident?That's right: insurance adjusters review your medical records for various key pieces of information (information that they think is key) and plug that information into a computer program that calculates the value of your injuries. While the distastefulness of this can be expounded...

• How Insurance Companies Defend Auto Accident Cases - Part II

  Steve Klearman | February 22, 2006 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This article will cover some more ways in which insurance companies handle and defend auto accident cases.Medical BillsInsurance companies will always attempt to use your medical bills against you, often for the propositions 1) that you overtreated; and 2) that they should not be responsible for the cost of diagnostic tests that turned out negative.Neither concept makes much sense. Insurance...