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Court Annexed Arbitration vs. Court Annexed Mediation

Civil practitioners in Clark and Washoe counties are familiar with the Nevada Mandatory Court Annexed Arbitration Program.   We know that unless exempt, cases of a value of $50,000 or less are required to go through the mandatory arbitration program before they can proceed to a trial.  Nev. Arb. R. 1.  The idea behind the program is to provide a simplified procedure for obtaining a prompt and equitable resolution of certain civil matters.  Nev. Arb. R. 2.  But did you know that there is an … [Read more...]

If The Truck Is Big, Is More Insurance Required?

Las Vegas is a popular convention destination.  The largest convention venue in town is the Las Vegas Convention Center, which touts over 4.6 million square feet of convention space.  Event planning professionals keep busy, helping their clients set up, present and then take down the displays that fill these convention spaces.  One such event planning organization is CCR Solutions.  CCR Solutions advertises on its website that it is a leader within the Audio Visual Staging Industry.  CCR … [Read more...]

What Is An “Occurrence”?

In the case of Bish v. Guaranty Nat’l Ins. Co., 109 Nev. 133; 848 P.2d 1057; 1993 Nev. LEXIS 26, the Nevada Supreme Court examined the question of what is an “occurrence”. The facts are these.  Four-year-old Christina Rose was playing on the sidewalk near the driveway of the neighbor, Ms. Alderson.  At that moment, Ms. Alderson chose to back her vehicle out of the drive.  Ms. Alderson accidently backed over the child.  A neighbor saw the accident and screamed.  Ms. Alderson put her vehicle … [Read more...]