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Mike Mills’ article on Settling Wrongful Death Claims in Nevada appeared in the January 2017 issue of the Nevada Lawyer magazine. Mike was honored to join other legal scholars who covered important topics on Personal Injury Law in Nevada. Check out … [Continue reading]
In deciding whether an insurance company has a duty to defend its insured, courts have often said that they will not look beyond the “four corners” of the plaintiff’s complaint. If the allegations of the Complaint allege facts that fall within … [Continue reading]
The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify because the duty to defend covers not just claims for which the insured is liable, but also claims for which the insured could be found liable. United Nat’l Ins. Co. v. Frontier Ins. Co., 120 … [Continue reading]
“This article was originally published in the October 2016 issue of COMMUNIQUÉ, the official publication of the Clark County Bar Association.” Many lawyers are unfamiliar with the 2005 Graves Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 30106(a). This federal law … [Continue reading]
The claimant’s counsel makes a policy limit demand. After receiving authority to settle for the liability limits, you tender the policy limit and your company’s standard Release. Claimant’s counsel rejects the Release. Instead, counsel insists on a … [Continue reading]
