Convicted pimp’s sentencing delayed: Allegations of threats, intimidation in Las Vegas case (involving lawyer daughters of both the prior and current governors of Nevada). [8NewsNow]
Court complaint challenging LDS temple near Lone Mountain dismissed. [RJ]
Las Vegas set to approve housing on Badlands site. [RJ]
Meanwhile job freezes and sale of Cashman Field are set to help pay for Badlands settlement. [KTNV]
Trial for suspect in Tupac Shakur’s killing continued to February 2026. [AP]
Nevada lawmakers introducing bills at a record-setting pace at start of session. [TNI]
Vaunted public-private partnership with resort industry (Campus for Hope) has public footing 92% of ongoing costs. [Nevada Current]
The Nevada Legislature is ADHD personified. Don’t do anything for months and months, then activate deadline mode and get everything done in a couple of weeks right before the deadline.
Randy Hawkes is one of the best Marshalls at the RJC. Glad he didn’t take any shit from these low lifes.
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February 19, 2025 12:02 pm
Is Key Insurance going out of business in Nevada? Client had accident in early February, and I received one call from adjuster. I have never been able to reach adjuster since and today I was was cut off 4 times when I tried to call adjuster at her direct number. When I called the main claims number, they said do not expect the adjuster to call you for 2 or 3 days.
There is a reason why they have many excess judgments and bad faith claims. They recently fired their entire in-house counsel office here. I believe that Phil Goodhart and Kevin Diamond now do the majority of their work. They are both very capable, but things can be pretty effed up by the time they see the file. (This is not Phil or Kevin writing, btw).
Question: 18 year old drives car with parent’s permission in Nevada. Gets in accident (not his fault) with car that leaves the scene and cannot be located. Car is severely damaged and/or totaled. Insurance company refuses to pay for repairs because 18 year old not a listed driver on the policy. What are the best arguments for coverage of property damage?
Family purpose/family use doctrine would provide coverage if member of the family household and known to carrier. They try to exclude. Common in Mexican community where households are large and have many permissive drivers. Usually insurance goes up when a family has a member who is eligible to drive or has a license. https://lasvegaspersonalinjuryexperts.com/blog/the-family-purpose-doctrine/
So Queensridge HOA, one of the wealthiest HOAs in Nevada, sues to stop Badlands from developing to protect their comparable values, but then communized their tremendous loss onto the backs of every real property taxpayer in Nevada. Does that sum up the Badlands case?
The Nevada Legislature is ADHD personified. Don’t do anything for months and months, then activate deadline mode and get everything done in a couple of weeks right before the deadline.
What else would you have them do? They’re handcuffed to a 120-day session every two years.
Not judging, just pointing out this is the practical effect of having a short session ever other year.
I see a lot of PDs who are up there for this session – do you guys just to take a break from lawyering and move to Carson City for a few weeks?
That pimp and his family are total pieces of shit
Enough said.
Randy Hawkes is one of the best Marshalls at the RJC. Glad he didn’t take any shit from these low lifes.
Is Key Insurance going out of business in Nevada? Client had accident in early February, and I received one call from adjuster. I have never been able to reach adjuster since and today I was was cut off 4 times when I tried to call adjuster at her direct number. When I called the main claims number, they said do not expect the adjuster to call you for 2 or 3 days.
That is normal.
I did work for Key once upon a time and it was also normal as their own counsel.
Thank you!
Thank you!
There is a reason why they have many excess judgments and bad faith claims. They recently fired their entire in-house counsel office here. I believe that Phil Goodhart and Kevin Diamond now do the majority of their work. They are both very capable, but things can be pretty effed up by the time they see the file. (This is not Phil or Kevin writing, btw).
Kevin has been known to be exactly what Key is looking for which is an attorney who is difficult to deal with.
You must not know Kevin Diamond then.
Key exists. Just typical re: adjusters.
Question: 18 year old drives car with parent’s permission in Nevada. Gets in accident (not his fault) with car that leaves the scene and cannot be located. Car is severely damaged and/or totaled. Insurance company refuses to pay for repairs because 18 year old not a listed driver on the policy. What are the best arguments for coverage of property damage?
Does the policy not cover drivers and vehicles? Do they not have UM/UIM?
Bust out the ol’ policy documents and look at the definition of a “covered driver.”
Family purpose/family use doctrine would provide coverage if member of the family household and known to carrier. They try to exclude. Common in Mexican community where households are large and have many permissive drivers. Usually insurance goes up when a family has a member who is eligible to drive or has a license.
https://lasvegaspersonalinjuryexperts.com/blog/the-family-purpose-doctrine/
This isn’t a liability claim against a teen driver with questionable insurance. This is a first party comprehensive / um/uim claim.
Who would you use to register a trademark? Who’s Mr/Mrs. Trademark here in town? Thanks
Pull the forms and do it yourself.
It’s not anything even remotely resembling brain surgery,
…says the IP litigator.
Nope. 844 here.
Just a reasonably skilled and seasoned solo.
Jennifer Craft at Dickinson Wright.
So Queensridge HOA, one of the wealthiest HOAs in Nevada, sues to stop Badlands from developing to protect their comparable values, but then communized their tremendous loss onto the backs of every real property taxpayer in Nevada. Does that sum up the Badlands case?