Posts tagged Sexual Abuse

• Nevada's Short Trial Program

  Steve Klearman | April 28, 2006 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As I indicated a blog or two ago, cases that are appealed from arbitration or fail in mediation may proceed into Nevada's Short Trial Program. Here's an overview of that program:-A presiding judge is appointed and hears all motions. -The parties exchange document and witness lists and meet for a pretrial conference to chart out the course of the case.-The case is calendared and set for trial...

• Nevada's Path Through ADR

  Steve Klearman | April 27, 2006 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Nevada judicial system has continued to refine its attempt to route smaller cases (generally those with a value of under $40,000) away from district court jury trials and through a series of alternative dispute resolution programs.In Washoe County, Nevada, there are two basic choices in cases of this nature.First, parties can proceed through arbitration. In this form of alternative dispute...

• Nearly Half a Billion Paid By Religious Institutions in Sex Cases

  Steve Klearman | March 31, 2006 9:13 AM | 1 CommentReno, NV Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Reno Gazette Journal reports today that dioceses and religious institutions paid almost $400 million in settlements for claims in 2005, according to a survey released Thursday by Roman Catholic officials. The latest nationwide figures were released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Office of Child and Youth Protection. The figures came from its third annual audit of dioceses...

• 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...

• Stages of Litigation in Nevada - Part II

  Steve Klearman | January 05, 2006 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There are numerous types of courts in Nevada, but injury cases are generally handled in the Nevada district court system.Generally speaking, there are two phases to most cases: 1) the settlement phase, and 2) the litigation phase. The litigation phase of a case can be divided into three distinct stages: 1) the complaint and answer stage, 2) the discovery stage, and 3) the trial stage.This is the...

• Stages Of Litigation In Nevada

  Steve Klearman | December 18, 2005 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There are numerous types of courts in Nevada, but injury cases are generally handled in the Nevada district court system.Generally speaking, there are two phases to most cases: 1) the settlement phase, and 2) the litigation phase. The litigation phase of a case can be divided into three distinct stages: 1) the complaint and answer stage, 2) the discovery stage, and 3) the trial stage.This is the...

• Repressed Memory In Sexual Abuse Cases

  Steve Klearman | December 13, 2005 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Miscellaneous
  

  This is the first in a series of articles that deal with claims for sexual abuse under Nevada law.Nevada has laws that protect victims of sexual molestation. Unfortunately, sexual molestation cases often arise in the home, in schools and colleges, at churches and in other environments in which one should be safe from such conduct. Nevada recognizes that many individuals are molested when they...