Tina Yan, owner of the Las Vegas law firm Yan Kenyon earned an AV® Preeminent™ Rating of 5.0 out of 5.0 from Martindale-Hubbell, achieving the rating agency’s absolute highest marks for her legal skills and ethics. The Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® rating is the highest possible rating for an attorney for both ethical standards and legal ability. This rating represents […]
In Nevada Does A Tortfeastor Get the Benefit of Health Insurance Write-Downs?
To date, Nevada follows a strict collateral source rule, which generally renders evidence of a collateral source of payment for an injury inadmissible — that is, a tortfeasor (and his or her liability insurance carrier) is not entitled to introduce evidence that a portion of the injured person’s medical bills was paid for by health […]
Arbitration and First Party Insurance in Nevada
1. Binding Arbitration Clauses Automobile Insurance Policies Are Not Enforceable in Nevada In Nevada, mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts for automobile insurance are not binding on the insured. NRS 690B.017 (Provisions for arbitration not binding) provides: No provision for arbitration contained in an automobile liability or motor vehicle liability insurance policy delivered, issued for delivery or renewed […]
Nevada Supreme Court: “Open and Obvious” Does Not Defeat Landowner’s Duty to Act Reasonably
On December 27, 2012, in Foster v. Costco, 128, Nev. Adv. Op. 71 (12/27/2012) the Nevada Supreme Court once again held that a land owner cannot hide behind the affirmative defense that a hazard was open and obvious to escape liability for having created or maintained an unreasonably dangerous condition. The case stems from a […]
