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Nevada Supreme Court Enforces Employee Exclusion

Pacific Clay Products makes concrete pipes.  Pacific Clay Products tells its driver, Mr. Wambolt, to deliver a load of concrete pipes to Ace Plumbing & Heating in Las Vegas, Nevada. When Mr. Wambolt arrives in Las Vegas, he needs a forklift to unload the pipes.  Lucky for Wambolt, Ace Plumbing & Heating has a forklift available.  Ace rented it from A-1 Inland Rentals.  Sadly for Wambolt, the forklift is defective.  The forklift seat is broken causing Wamblot injury.  Wambolt sues A-1 … [Read more...]

U.S. District Court For Nevada Refuses To Dismiss Extra-Contractual Claims Even Though It Finds There Is No Coverage

Mr. Turk was a builder.  His companies and others built the Rancho del Norte Villas.  The construction was supposed to comply with the Fair Housing Act.  It didn’t.  The Disabled Rights Action Coalition sued Turk and a number of others for the alleged violations. Turk turned to several insurance policies that he thought should cover him.  After various attempts to get a response, he filed for declaratory relief.  Ultimately, the court determined that there was no coverage under any of the … [Read more...]