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2012-05-16 14:18:34
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
Today\'s vehicles are much stronger and more sophisticated than their predecessors in terms of protecting their drivers. This includes so-called "work" vehicles like box trucks. Because of the vehicle\'s weight and girth, the driver in a box truck is very likely to survive a side o....
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2012-05-14 15:22:55
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
It\'s been said many times before that two of the biggest factors in auto accidents are speed and alcohol. Some people may erroneously believe that these two variables aren\'t really relevant on freeways, because speeds are relatively constant and there are few turns or changes in direction. But a c....
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2012-05-11 13:26:22
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
The traffic laws in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada are designed to provide additional protection to pedestrians whenever possible. The reason is obvious: because pedestrians are more vulnerable to injury when they are involved in collisions than are drivers and passengers. However, pedestrians st....
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2012-05-09 14:24:44
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
Readers of this blog know that jaywalking is a potentially dangerous activity. Not only can a pedestrian get hurt or killed when being struck by a vehicle; but if the victim is outside a crosswalk, the driver usually won\'t be held responsible for the accident. However, there is one notable exceptio....
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2012-05-08 13:12:12
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
Drivers in Las Vegas - and throughout the state of Nevada for that matter - may soon start seeing some cars with unusual roof-mounted cameras on them. These people might think: who in their right mind would drive something like that?
Oddly enough, the answer is: nobody.
On Monday, Nevada officiall....
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2012-05-04 15:19:32
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
It\'s sad when a motorcyclist gets injured in an accident. It\'s even more tragic if the victim must have a limb amputated because of the seriousness of his or her injures. But what\'s even more horrifying is a motorcyclist undergoing an amputation at the scene of the motorcycle accident.
That was ....
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2012-05-02 15:28:58
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
Last year, the Nevada legislature passed a law prohibiting the use of handheld cell phones while driving on the state\'s roadways. During the latter part of last year, police only issued warnings to drivers violating the law. But law enforcement agencies began writing tickets for these infractions a....
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2012-04-30 14:14:47
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
There are a lot of multi-lane divided roadways in Las Vegas, the purpose of which are to allow traffic to flow more smoothly and rapidly. As a rule, that\'s a good thing as far as reducing the chances of a head-on collision caused by a motorist accidentally crossing into oncoming traffic. However,....
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2012-04-27 15:57:36
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
On this blog, you\'ve read quite a bit about people dying from motor vehicle collisions, as well as a few tragic deaths of people falling from casino high rises or drowning in swimming pools. But we don\'t talk much about the victims who perish due to fires, since the majority of them are started by....
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2012-04-26 13:24:20
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
If you are traveling on a road or highway and you notice that one of your tires is low on air, you should grip the steering wheel, check traffic, and gradually pull over to the side of the roadway when it is safe to do so. Don\'t cause the vehicle to make any sharp movements - because that could res....
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2012-04-24 16:30:26
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
When someone is killed in a hit-and-run accident, their loved ones often feel that they have been victimized twice. Not only do they suffer grief and anguish due to the loss of a family member, but they also experience financial costs for which they cannot be reimbursed because they don\'t know whom....
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2012-04-19 20:47:54
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
In the valley, there are plenty of multi-lane roadways which have a rural feel to them. These streets don\'t have many houses or buildings on them, just desert landscape and open space. Some drivers may assume that these "empty" roads are like highways, and therefore motorists always have ....
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2012-04-18 17:26:32
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
In recent months, there have been numerous stories about pedestrians getting struck by cars throughout the valley. Usually, the victims were either trying to cross a street or walking along the side of the road. But a fatal auto-pedestrian accident last week is different, because the victim was not ....
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2012-04-16 10:21:27
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
If you live in Las Vegas, you know that the palm trees that you see across the valley are not native to the area. They were transported in many years ago to give the city a tropical flavor and beautify many of the valley\'s roads, parks, and green spaces. But it\'s easy to forget that these palm t....
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2012-04-12 17:59:32
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
You may think that driving alone on an open stretch of highway might be the least dangerous type of driving. After all, there are few (or no) other vehicles on the road to collide with, and there is plenty of space to maneuver.
However, these situations result in more deadly auto accidents than y....
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2012-04-11 12:49:55
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
For many Las Vegas residents, Easter is a special time of the year. It is the opportunity to come together with family and friends to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. But one valley family spent this Easter Sunday mourning the loss of a loved one - all because of a suspected drunk driver.
Early....
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2012-04-10 14:16:49
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
There\'s often a debate about the age demographic whose drivers are the most unsafe. Some people would say that younger drivers are the most dangerous because they are less experienced and tend to take more risks. Others claim that elderly drivers are more hazardous because their eyesight and reacti....
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2012-04-06 13:21:07
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
One of the qualities of Las Vegas roadways is that they often feel like a highway-road hybrid of sorts. In other words, you can often drive at moderate to fast speeds on a wide stretch of road, but then be forced to stop at a traffic light. This speed change sometimes results in an auto accident.
T....
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2012-04-04 13:22:33
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
It can be difficult enough avoiding motor vehicle collisions on roads and streets in the valley. But if you have the misfortune of running off of the roadway, there are quite a few objects which can not only damage a vehicle, but also cause harm to its occupants. Some common examples are lightpoles,....
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2012-04-02 15:45:40
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
Given the amount of people who walk on and near Las Vegas Boulevard at all hours of the day, it\'s a minor miracle that there aren\'t more auto-pedestrian accidents on the Strip than there are.
But a man was killed early this morning while trying to cross the Strip. The unidentified man, who ....
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2012-03-30 17:15:08
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
You may have heard that the bookmakers at Las Vegas casinos are very happy with the 2012 edition of the Final Four, otherwise known as the semifinals and the finals of the NCAA Men\'s College Basketball Championships. But for drivers, it could end up being a very sad few days if they encounter a dru....
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2012-03-30 09:41:53
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
With gas prices rising these days, people are looking at fuel economy ratings when they purchase new vehicles. But when gas prices were lower a few years ago, there was a trend where Americans seemed to prefer the biggest, bulkiest, and most durable vehicles on the market. Perhaps they simply wanted....
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2012-03-27 12:54:26
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
When you hear of someone getting injured at a casino, there are certain causes that come to mind. Like drinking too much and getting alcohol poisoning. Or slipping and falling on a wet surface near a pool area. Or even tumbling off a balcony on an upper floor.
But one type of accident you rarely he....
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2012-03-22 12:15:17
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
St. Patrick\'s Day is the holiday where everyone suddenly becomes "Irish." For many of them, that translates into going out and partying in and around Las Vegas. But for one driver, the color "green" was not so lucky.
A three-vehicle crash took place around 9:15pm Saturday night....
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2012-03-20 09:07:15
By Farhan Naqvi, Personal Injury Lawyer in Nevada
Trying to avoid
motor vehicle collisions
in Las Vegas can be difficult enough under normal circumstances. But the odds of a serious accident increase dramatically when one or more drivers are actively engaging in a dangerous activity - like, say, street racing.
That appears to be the case i....
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