No fees unless
we collect for you.
Get a Free Consultation

Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Pedestrian Accidents: When Tricks and Treats Lead to Tragedy

Pedestrian accidents may bring a family and a community’s Halloween revelry to an abrupt halt. To celebrate Halloween, children throughout Nevada and across the U.S. take to the streets, costumed as their favorite characters and frights.

Are Older Truckers Putting You at Risk?

Older adults in the trucking industry may have an increased risk for collisions, putting themselves and those with whom they share the road in danger of suffering serious injuries or death. To help fill the industry’s driver shortage, many trucking schools and companies have turned their recruitment efforts toward people in their retirement years.

Who Is Liable When an Instacart Driver Causes a Crash?

Drivers for companies such as Instacart may bear financial responsibility when he or she causes a collision while on delivery. An online-based grocery delivery service, Instacart contracts with more than 200,000 shoppers in Nevada and across the U.S. As the demand for such services and the number of grocery delivery drivers on the road increase, so too does the occurrence of auto accidents involving these motorists and the potential for causing other drivers serious injuries.
Man reporting and insurance agent filling claim form near broken car outdoors

Did a Pothole Cause Your Crash?

Potholes in the road may cause motor vehicle accidents that result in serious injuries or death for drivers, passengers, and others. Depressions or cavities in the road surface, potholes often develop due to underground water expansion and contraction and erosion resulting from weather conditions, motor oil, salt buildup, and other such elements.

Hit By a DoorDash Driver?

Recent world events have led to an increased number of DoorDash drivers delivering food to people in Las Vegas, and a resulting increase in the risk of accidents that lead to personal injury claims when people are hit by DoorDash drivers.

When Inadequate Traffic Signs Cause a Crash

Small signs, poorly lit signs, improperly positioned signs, and other issues can cause drivers to miss the signs they need to follow to avoid an accident. Whether the sign is on a rural highway, an urban street, or in a suburban neighborhood, it is a recipe for disaster.
Collision and damage in the city of three cars

Do Pedestrians Have the Right of Way in Las Vegas?

With few exceptions, Nevada drivers must give the right-of-way to pedestrians. Should they fail to yield to pedestrians, motorists may hit them with their vehicles, which may result in serious injuries or death. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that pedestrian accidents caused an average of one death every 88 minutes in 2017.

Alarming Number of Backover Accidents Each Year

Each year, a high number of backover accidents occur across the U.S., often resulting in serious injuries or death. Backover collisions occur when drivers reverse into nonoccupants, such as children playing, pedestrians, or bicyclists. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, backing crashes cause an average of 13,000 injuries and 232 deaths annually.

Most Car Crash Cases Never Go to Court. Here’s Why

Most car accident cases reach settlements without going to court. Doing so can help injured victims avoid the unpredictability of a jury trial, receive compensation more quickly, save money on litigation costs, and achieve closure. While settling a personal injury claim out of court can be the quickest option, however, going to trial may be necessary in some cases.

Categories

Categories

Top-Rated Injury Attorneys Fighting for You

Since opening our doors in 1985, the accident lawyers at the George Bochanis Injury Law Offices have been committed to helping injury victims get full compensation after slip and fall accidents, motor vehicle crashes, workplace injuries, and other personal injuries.

We’re here to listen. Schedule your free consultation with an injury lawyer today.

Call: (702) 388-2005