Latest Nevada Headlines
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Nevada Lawmakers Weigh Fire-Fighting Liability, Coordination
May 3 2021 // Nevada lawmakers on April 28 heard three proposals about changing liability laws and helping fire-fighting agencies coordinate their responses. As fire seasons become longer and more dangerous, the Legislature is one of...
Reno, Nevada, to Settle Lemmon Valley Flood Lawsuit for $4.5M
Apr 30 2021 // Reno, Nevada, city officials said they have reached a tentative agreement to pay $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by residents whose homes in the community of Lemmon Valley were flooded north of town in 2017 after...
Small Quakes Confirmed in Lake Tahoe Region of California, Nevada
Apr 27 2021 // A series of small earthquakes jolted the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. A 3.7 magnitude quake struck at 8:33 a.m. centered about 4.5 miles southeast of Dollar...
$29.5M Award for Nevada Family in Allergic Reaction Case
Apr 12 2021 // Correction: The Associated Press incorrectly referred to the woman’s attorney, Christian Morris, as a man. Morris is a woman. This article has been corrected to reflect that. A jury has awarded $29.5 million to the...
Caesars in Nevada Puts Pandemic Losses At $2B, Wants Insurers to Pay
Mar 29 2021 // Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc. is putting its losses because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 at more than $2 billion, and is suing a long list of insurance carriers it accuses of balking at paying its business...
3 Homeowners Get $1.1M for 2017 Nevada Flood Damage
Mar 25 2021 // A Washoe County judge in Nevada has ordered Reno to pay $1.1 million to owners of three homes that flooded north of the city four years ago as dozens of others continue to press related battles in federal court over...
McKinsey Settles with Nevada for $45M over Opioid Crisis Role
Mar 23 2021 // McKinsey & Co. will pay $45 million to settle an investigation by Nevada of the big consulting firm’s role in fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic. Nevada had been the lone holdout among U.S. states investigating...
Man Admits Ransomware Plot Against Tesla in Nevada
Mar 22 2021 // A Russian man has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to cripple the electric car company’s massive electric battery plant in Nevada with ransomware and steal company secrets for...
Companies Sued in Nevada Over Alleged Toxic Baby Food Products
Mar 4 2021 // Four baby food makers have been accused in Nevada state court of producing baby food tainted with toxic metals and harming at least seven Las Vegas children who were diagnosed with autism. Attorneys Will Kemp and Robert...
Nevada Counties Prepare to Manage Own Virus Rules
Mar 3 2021 // Nevada officials are preparing to cede decision-making power over the state’s coronavirus measures to county officials. In the five rural counties that have passed resolutions condemning the restrictions, it’s...
Auto Insurers Slam Nevada Pandemic Lawsuits
Feb 25 2021 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association is responding strongly to new litigation the group says is an attempt to capitalize on the ongoing pandemic by targeting the auto insurance marketplace. Class action...
Nevada Lawsuits Filed Against Auto Insurers over Rates in Pandemic
Feb 25 2021 // Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies this week, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic by failing to account for a drop in...
Nevada Ski Resort Sued for Negligence After Fatal Avalanche
Feb 24 2021 // The widow and a friend of a man killed in an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe ski resort last year have filed separate lawsuits accusing the resort of negligently rushing to open the slopes in unsafe conditions for a holiday...
NTSB Looking at Nevada Highway Truck Crash That Killed 5
Feb 2 2021 // Federal investigators said they’ll focus on the crash of a box truck that killed five bicyclists on a stretch of Nevada highway in December as they consider recommendations to prevent similar fatalities. The National...
Fire Official Says Arcing Power Lines Caused Big Nevada Brush Fire
Jan 21 2021 // Satellite imagery and surveillance video from a casino roof 5 miles away helped pinpoint arcing power lines in gale force winds as the cause of a November brush fire that destroyed five Reno homes and damaged two dozen...
LP in Nevada Adds Cantlon, Ennis, Garcia, Rossi to Ownership Group
Jan 15 2021 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services LLC has added Andrea Cantlon, Matt Ennis, Dustin Garcia and Jared Rossi to its ownership group. LP Insurance Services currently has 24 member-owners throughout the footprint. Cantlon...
Platinum Specialty Underwriters Acquires IPC in Nevada
Jan 5 2021 // Platinum Specialty Underwriters has acquired International Property & Casualty Insurance Brokers of Nevada Inc. IPC will continue to operate under its established brand name. Terms of the deal weren’t...
Nevada Judge Says Gig Workers Must Get Pandemic Benefits
Dec 8 2020 // A state court judge held the Nevada unemployment office in contempt and gave it until the end of the month to comply with his July court order to resume paying pandemic relief benefits to almost 9,500 out-of-work gig...
Nevada Supreme Court Rules Undocumented Injured Worker Can Get Benefits
Nov 25 2020 // The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that an undocumented worker is entitled to permanent disability. The court ruled on Nov. 23 that an undocumented worker suffering trauma due to a workplace accident is entitled to...
Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Confirmed in Remote Corner of Nevada
Nov 17 2020 // A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck a remote corner of Nevada early Friday, shaking the desert and a nearby town, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The quake struck at 1:13 a.m. and was centered about 21 miles southeast...
