You booked an Uber or Lyft because you needed someone else to drive. Then the ride ended in a crash. As a passenger, you weren’t the one making the driving decisions that led to the crash. When two vehicles collide while you’re in the back seat, the investigation usually turns to the rideshare driver, the other motorist, or both. But where does that leave you? Nevada has rules in place for rideshare Read More
Driverless Cars: Are Riders Being Forgotten by Self-Driving Technology?
In this post: Self-driving vehicle crashes may involve responsibility beyond a human operator, including vehicle owners, manufacturers, automated-driving developers, or other companies. Electronic vehicle data may show whether automated mode was active, how the vehicle responded, and whether warnings or system failures occurred. Motorcyclists face particular risks when automated systems fail to detect, track, or Read More
What Changes in a Nevada Injury Case When the At-Fault Driver Was Drunk or Drugged?
In this post: Nevada DUI crash claims may involve toxicology results, officer observations, video, witness accounts, and records tied to alcohol or drug use. Nevada law may allow punitive damages when an impaired driver causes an injury after willfully consuming alcohol or another substance. A criminal DUI case and a civil injury claim serve different purposes, so an arrest, plea, or conviction does not Read More
What to Do After a Car Accident Without Insurance in Nevada
A car accident is already a lot to process. Then you find out insurance is missing, yours, theirs, or both and suddenly you're not just dealing with a crash. You’re dealing with a question mark. Here’s the part that catches most people off guard: no insurance doesn’t mean no answers. It doesn’t tell you who caused the crash, and it doesn’t mean there’s no coverage to work with. Whose policy is missing, how the Read More
Rideshare Insurance Coverage Gaps After a Motorcycle Crash
You are riding through an intersection when a car turns across your lane and hits you. After the collision, you notice an Uber or Lyft sticker on the windshield. The driver tells you the app was open, but nobody had requested a ride yet. That detail sounds small. It isn’t. Rideshare vehicles switch insurance coverage depending on what’s happening in the driver’s app at the moment of the crash. The driver’s app Read More
Can a Self-Driving Car Be Held Liable for Hitting a Motorcycle or Another Vehicle?
In this post: A crash involving a self-driving or driver-assistance system can create a different liability dispute from a typical collision. Responsibility may depend on who had control of the driving task, what the automated system was designed to do, and what the vehicle recorded before impact. Riders and drivers may face insurers, vehicle owners, technology companies, or manufacturers while trying to sort out Read More
What Is a Treatment Gap, and How Can It Impact Your Injury Claim?
In this post: After a crash, brushing off pain and saying “I’m fine” can lead people to delay medical care or stop treatment before recovery is complete. Those gaps can give an insurance company grounds to challenge the severity or cause of an injury. Prompt evaluation and consistent follow-up help protect your health while creating a medical history that shows what happened after the crash. There’s a certain kind Read More
What Counts as “Pain and Suffering” in Nevada?
In this post: Nevada non-economic damages compensate injured people for losses without a set price, including physical pain, mental anguish, disability, and reduced enjoyment of life. Their value depends on credible evidence showing how an injury changed daily living, work, sleep, relationships, and independence. A crash can leave you with bills that are easy to count. The ambulance has a bill. The hospital has a Read More
Who Is at Fault in a Motorcycle Intersection Collision? How Nevada Law Determines Liability
Intersections create serious risks for motorcyclists because vehicles cross, turn, merge, and enter traffic within a limited space. Nationally, the Federal Highway Administration reports that roughly one-quarter of traffic fatalities and about one-half of traffic injuries are attributed to intersections. For a rider, an intersection collision can happen in seconds. You can be doing everything right, on a green light Read More
Rear-End Collision Injury Settlements for Motorcyclists: What Factors Affect How Much You Receive?
Rear-end impacts can create different and more serious injury risks for motorcyclists than for occupants protected by a passenger vehicle. If you ride, you already know the difference. A car absorbs crash energy through bumpers, crumple zones, seats, and head restraints. On a motorcycle, that force has nowhere to go but through you. Riders who get hit from behind can walk away with more than bruises. Potential Read More
