Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and may be a crime.  If you are experiencing unwelcome sexual advances in a work environment, know that you can get help. There are both federal and state laws that protect workers from discrimination and offer you compensation for the suffering that you experience as a result. […]

Car accidents are an unfortunate part of everyday life.  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) compile annual traffic fatality statistics.  In 2017 in the United States: There were 34,247 fatal motor vehicle crashes There were 37,133 deaths resulting from those motor vehicle crashes […]

A new bill would like to make it easier for law enforcement to check if you were using your phone while driving. Nevada is currently a hands-free state, which means that drivers are prohibited from using handheld cell phones while driving.  However, this law has not prevented all phone use by drivers. Assembly Bill 200 […]

Did you know that the most dangerous highway in the United States is right on Nevada’s border? ValuePenguin analyzed data for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (NHTSA-FARS) and here is what they found. Top 5 Most Dangerous Highways in the United States The five worst highways in the United States […]

Most states have seat belt laws that require the drivers and passengers of vehicles to wear seat belts.  If you were in a car accident and were not wearing a seatbelt does that affect your potential personal injury claim? The answer to this question depends on which state you are in and that state’s seat […]

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is seeking help to find the driver who was involved in a hit-and-run accident in early April in the east part of the Las Vegas Valley. On April 3, 2019, at about 11:25 pm, 48-year-old Jacqueline Dillon was struck and killed while crossing East Charleston Boulevard, east of South […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that autonomous vehicles are all over the news.  All around the United States, autonomous cars are becoming more common. The National Safety Council (NSC) just released estimates that at least 40,000 Americans die each year in car accidents.  The vast majority of car crashes are […]

Road rage accidents are all too common here in the Las Vegas valley. Read to know: Is road rage a criminal offense? As the Clark County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the man killed on Aug. 5 in a road-rage shooting on Interstate 15, we hear details about the victim’s untimely death. Jeffrey Key […]

Driving under the influence (DUI) is a huge problem in the United States.  Every single day, people who have had too much to drink get behind the wheel of a car.  This causes danger to the drunk driver and all others on the road. This highly dangerous behavior is a crime and causes many tragic […]

Social media is a fact of modern-day life. From Twitter to Instagram to Facebook, most of us have at least one social media profile these days. For the most part, these social media sites can seem harmless. We share news stories we like, or post photos of loved ones or tweet a funny article. And […]