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Every year, Nevada ranks among the ten states with the worst rates of pedestrian fatalities, according to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Data from the DMV and the Nevada Department of Transportation shows that 234 pedestrians lost their lives between 2008 and 2012. Over the same time period, 784 people sustained injuries in pedestrian accidents.

In a Johns Hopkins malpractice study, researchers estimated that surgeons leave foreign objects such as surgical sponges and towels inside patients after surgery more than 2,000 times each year. This type of medical mistake is called a “never event” because it is both preventable and potentially life threatening in many cases. Retained surgical sponges are the most common type of surgical mistake.

Cornell University Law School’s Legal Information Institute states that when a manufacturer creates a product that deviates from its intended design, it is considered defective. This may be due to the use of sub-standard materials or carelessness in its creation. Consumers in Las Vegas who purchase defective products are at risk for personal harm.

While street racing has become highly popularized in the media and typically draws a younger crowd of auto enthusiasts in Nevada, it can be extremely deadly. Not only does high-speed racing put people in danger of injury or death from a tragic accident, but a Las Vegas car accident lawyer may find that the sport of street racing is often connected to other violent crimes, such as theft and assault.