Blog: Accidents & Lawsuits

As AI companies work to develop safety standards for chatbots, a wave of lawsuits is testing how existing personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability laws apply to this technology. Families have filed lawsuits alleging that chatbot design, responses, or inadequate safety measures contributed to suicide and other serious harm. The allegations remain disputed, and …

Left-turn accidents remain one of the most frequent injury crash types on Nevada roads. Their frequency is matched by their legal complexity. The question of who bears responsibility in a left-turn collision often reaches far beyond the two drivers directly involved. Employers of commercial drivers, vehicle owners, and insurance policies of varying scope can all …

Nevada hotels host tens of millions of guests every year, and the businesses that operate these properties carry significant legal responsibilities for the safety of their premises. When a hotel guest is injured because of a condition that was hazardous, poorly maintained, or unlawfully overlooked, the responsibility for that harm often extends beyond a single …

Apartment complexes across Nevada house hundreds of thousands of residents and receive constant visits from delivery drivers, guests, contractors, and prospective renters. When a resident or visitor is injured due to a hazardous condition on apartment property, the legal analysis differs in important ways from other premises liability contexts. Landlords owe specific duties under Nevada …

The short answer is yes. Under Nevada law, landlords owe specific duties to tenants and their invited guests, and injuries caused by a landlord’s failure to meet those duties can support a personal injury claim. The longer answer involves a fact-specific analysis of who owed what duty, whether the duty was breached, whether the breach …

A properly mounted sign does not fall off a wall. A well-installed ceiling tile does not detach and drop onto a shopper below. A stable display of merchandise does not collapse onto a customer walking past. When these things happen at Nevada businesses, the fact of the fall itself is often the strongest evidence of …

Spinal cord stimulator lawsuits are now moving forward in three separate federal multidistrict litigations (MDLs). The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) created MDL No. 3181 for lawsuits against Boston Scientific on June 5, 2026. On October 2, 2026, it created MDL No. 3194 for lawsuits against Abbott and MDL No. 3195 for lawsuits …

Legally reviewed by Sandy Van (Bar No. 10785). Updated October 2026. The Two-Year Rule Under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 11.190(4)(e), most personal injury claims must be filed in court within two years from the date of the incident. This applies to the injury claims our firm handles most often, including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and …

Legally reviewed by Sandy Van (Bar No. 10785). Updated October 2026. When a car accident happens, injury victims often assume the driver who hit them is the only party who can be held accountable. In reality, a thorough investigation frequently reveals that liability extends further than the vehicle directly involved in the collision. Identifying every …