Lucky for John Pietrosh, his parents bought UM/UIM coverage as part of their Allstate auto insurance policy. Not so lucky for John, one day in July 1966, he was riding his bike when an uninsured driver hit and injured him.His parents reported the accident to their Allstate agent. The agent responded that the family was “fully covered” and that it would “take care of the whole thing”.The Pietrosh family sued the uninsured driver and sent notice of the suit to Allstate. Allstate did not … [Read more...]
Archives for 2018
Medical Liens Are Not A Collateral Source And Are Admissible To Prove Bias
June 1, 2018 by
Previously, the Nevada Law Blogs wondered why a Plaintiff had been allowed to have his cake and eat it too. That Earlier Post told the story of a Plaintiff whose medical providers treated him on liens. However, before the trial, those same medical providers sold their liens to litigation lenders at a discount.When the defense tried to introduce the amount that the litigation lender paid the medical provider in exchange for the liens, the judge refused, indicating that the amount accepted … [Read more...]
Nevada’s Absolute Liability Statute Does Not Create A Third-Party Bad Faith Claim.
March 7, 2018 by
We have previously written about Saundra Torres. She was hurt when she was involved in an auto accident with a vehicle that was insured by Nevada Direct Insurance Company.She filed suit against Nevada Direct’s insureds Perez-Castellano and Mollinedo-Cruz. For a time, Nevada Direct defended. But after the insureds failed to cooperate, Nevada Direct withdrew its defense and filed a declaratory relief action. In the declaratory relief action, Torres refused Nevada Direct’s offer to settle … [Read more...]
Nevada’s Auto Liability Compulsory Insurance Minimums To Increase
January 10, 2018 by
I have been practicing law in Nevada for nearly 30 years. For as long as I can remember, Nevada has required autos registered in this state to have bodily injury automobile liability insurance of at least $15,000 per person / $30,000 per occurrence. The minimum automobile liability limit for property damages has been set at $10,000 per occurrence. NRS 485.185 and NRS 485.3091.That is due to change on July 1, 2018. An increase in the minimum limits is set to take effect. On that date, the … [Read more...]
