The Nevada Law Blogs have been serializing the arguments made by the parties in the case of State Farm v. Hansen. We had imagined the two opponents in this case standing face-to-face in an old-west gunfight. The question to be resolved by this dual is if and under what circumstance an insurance company should be forced to give up its contractual right to select the attorney who will defend the insured and instead allow the insured to choose its own independent counsel at the expense of the … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
Is It Time To Be Done With The Notion That Nevada Law Should Favor California Law When Nevada Law Is Silent?
December 29, 2014 by
A Reasonable Defense Trumps Bad Faith Even With Multiple Policy Limit Demands And An Excess Verdict
December 11, 2014 by
Jesse Kalberer and Eileen Mediola were in a car accident. Ms. Mediola’s attorney sent a policy limit demand to Jesse’s auto carrier, American Family. American Family rejected the demand claiming that the injuries were pre-existing and that the medical bills were overstated.American Family warned Jesse of a possible excess verdict. Plaintiff even emailed American Family and asked the company to settle so as to not expose Jesse to an excess verdict.At the same time, Jesse’s defense … [Read more...]
Peer Evaluations Qualify Mills For AV Preeminent® Rating From Martindale-Hubbell
December 7, 2014 by
Las Vegas attorneys recently recognized Michael C. Mills as being among the highest skilled and most ethical attorneys in Las Vegas according to the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ system. In October 2014, Martindale awarded Mills the designation of “AV Preeminent®” based upon the evaluation of fellow Las Vegas attorneys. .When rating lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell asks local attorneys to assess their peers in five key performance areas. These areas are:Legal Knowledge - … [Read more...]
