Under Nevada law, fault in a motorcycle accident is not just an opinion. It is a legal determination guided by Nevada’s comparative negligence statute, NRS 41.141. This law allows you to recover compensation as long as your share of fault is not greater than the fault of the parties you are claiming against. However, your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault. This law says you can recover money for your Read More
What Impacts Your Motorcycle Accident Settlement in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas, motorcycle crash claims are governed under Nevada’s fault and comparative negligence laws. Who is considered responsible for the crash, and by what percentage, directly impacts whether you can recover compensation and how much your case may be worth. After a crash, you may be facing unexpected medical bills, missed work, ongoing pain, and an insurance company that is already questioning your version of Read More
Motorcycle Pelvic Injuries
Another injury topic very pertinent to motorcycle riders is pelvic injuries. The pelvis is the strongest and most protected structure in the body. It takes a lot of energy to damage the pelvis, and many times, pelvic injury is accompanied by a lot of other injuries. There is one doctor in town that testifies that a pelvic injury is, by definition, also a spine injury. I don’t fully agree, but appreciate the Read More
Speed and Motorcycles
May not be popular to say, but speed is a factor in a lot of motorcycle-related accidents. Fortunately, Nevada is a “comparative negligence” State, our version of that law says you can still recover for your injuries so long as your fault is “not greater than” the fault of the other party. So you can recover so long as you are not more than 50% at fault for an accident. The degree of your fault is for a jury to Read More
Motorcycle Accident Injuries
As riders, we are uniquely susceptible to certain injuries in accidents that people in cars are not. Lower extremity (thigh, knee, calf, ankle and foot) are some of the most common injuries riders suffer. In America, we receive more injuries on our left lower limbs, because we drive on the right hand side of the road and therefore, cars are more likely to hit us on our left side. In countries that drive on the left Read More
We are still open
Legal Ride is staying open during the stay at home directive, in order to continue serving our clients and the community. We have gotten a lot of calls about rumors and speculation about what is happening with the Courts. I’ll break it down by Personal Injury, Criminal and Tickets: Personal Injury claims are moving through the system, although things are moving a little slower due to most insurance companies Read More
