Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Personal Injury
Readers of this blog know that jaywalking is a potentially dangerous activity. Not only can a pedestrian get hurt or killed when being struck by a vehicle; but if the victim is outside a crosswalk, the driver usually won’t be held responsible for the accident. However, there is one notable exception: when the driver happens …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Personal Injury
Drivers in Las Vegas – and throughout the state of Nevada for that matter – may soon start seeing some cars with unusual roof-mounted cameras on them. These people might think: who in their right mind would drive something like that? Oddly enough, the answer is: nobody. On Monday, Nevada officially began issuing licenses for …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Personal Injury
On this blog, you’ve read quite a bit about people dying from motor vehicle collisions, as well as a few tragic deaths of people falling from casino high rises or drowning in swimming pools. But we don’t talk much about the victims who perish due to fires, since the majority of them are started by …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Personal Injury
In recent months, there have been numerous stories about pedestrians getting struck by cars throughout the valley. Usually, the victims were either trying to cross a street or walking along the side of the road. But a fatal auto-pedestrian accident last week is different, because the victim was not walking in traffic. On Friday evening …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Personal Injury
You may have heard that the bookmakers at Las Vegas casinos are very happy with the 2012 edition of the Final Four, otherwise known as the semifinals and the finals of the NCAA Men’s College Basketball Championships. But for drivers, it could end up being a very sad few days if they encounter a drunk …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Personal Injury
Back in the mid-20th century, Nevada, like many other states, didn’t have posted speed limits. The law only stated that drivers stay at what the statute called a "safe and sane" speed. So as long as drivers in Las Vegas weren’t getting into auto accidents or acting treacherous or crazy, they couldn’t be pulled over …