Our new appeals court judges, who have less than a week to apply, are slated to make $165,000 a year. [RJ]
Political consultant David Thomas had 11 wins and 4 losses in this year’s judicial elections. [RJ]
Although there have been a tide of recent rulings allowing gay marriage, a new set of rulings in the 6th Circuit upholding gay marriage bans will send the issue back up to the Supreme Court. [Las Vegas Sun]
Legal aid lawyers are seeing cases of repossession by remote, where lenders use shut-off devices to “repossess” cars–sometimes while they’re driving down the freeway. [8NewsNow]
Question for the PI attorneys: If the motorist doesn't have car insurance (or is underinsured), would Judge Bell be able to make a claim against her own car insurance policy?
Another question is whether judges are eligible for workers comp (can't imagine why not but being elected may be an issue) and if so why wouldn't this be covered under that system in addition to her private remedy of a lawsuit against the driver?
What's happening in the hepatitis trial?
Judge Linda Bell got hit by a car today. http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/metro-traffic-bell-auto-pedestrian-las-vegas/i1hq8HLmkUSWqPwItHACBA.cspx
Few judges even work on Fridays, poor dedicated thing!
Question for the PI attorneys: If the motorist doesn't have car insurance (or is underinsured), would Judge Bell be able to make a claim against her own car insurance policy?
Yes. Your own UM/UIM follows you.
Another question is whether judges are eligible for workers comp (can't imagine why not but being elected may be an issue) and if so why wouldn't this be covered under that system in addition to her private remedy of a lawsuit against the driver?
coming to and leaving from work is excluded from workers comp.
Hope she is okay.
Why does this blog continually cite to Las Vegas Tribune? It's nowhere close to an actual news site.
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