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When you depose an individual defendant, you may get into their financial background to see if it is worth pursuing a case against that individual over and above the amount of their insurance. Sometimes during the discovery process, if you determine the insured doesn’t have the means to pay anything over and above what the […]
We are committed to making sure that you, our client is fully informed about the status and progress of your personal injury case. Though accident cases are contingency fee cases, one way we keep our clients informed is that we maintain our billing records contemporaneously. We will send a monthly statement to the client which […]
A deposition is where the attorney gets to ask the witness questions about a case with a court reporter taking down the answers to the questions. The witness is sworn in to tell the truth as if they were in a court of law and the document can be a useful tool later if the […]
An attorney’s role in a deposition in Nevada is somewhat limited. We can make objections on the record as to the form of the question. We can object if the question is compound, in other words, two questions in one. We can object if it is vague, ambiguous or if it doesn’t make sense. But, […]
During your deposition, you can expect the defense attorney to delve into any and all matters relating to the incident that you filed lawsuit on behalf of. You can also expect the defense attorney to go into your history: your medical history, your driving history if it’s an auto accident; those types of things. Defense […]
Under the rules of discovery, there are primarily four different avenues. Interrogatories are basically written questions to the defendant. You are limited to a certain number depending on the court. Requests for admission are written questions to the defendant, asking them to admit certain things (that the light was red, would be a good example). […]
The retainer agreement spells out the details of the relationship as attorney and client and covers most importantly, when it’s a personal injury lawsuit, the contingency fee arrangement. A contingency fee is the percentage the lawyer will be paid in the case for judgment or settlement. There is a section that addresses costs: how the […]
At the time we decide to work together on a personal injury case, we get a medical authorization signed by you. We need that in order to request the medical records and bills from the medical providers that you saw after the accident. We also review the police report, and if necessary we might do […]
Typically, if a client is settling a case, before the client gets a check, she has to sign a release, which releases all her rights to suing that defendant or their agent on this case. The release is reviewed and goes through some edits on both sides. Then the client will sign it and that […]
If you secure a judgment in excess of the policy and then you can begin collection against the defendant to get him or her to personally pay the amount on the judgment in excess of the insurance limits. In Nevada, we have a Homestead Act, so it is hard to collect against a defendant’s house. […]
