Latest Nevada Headlines
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Nevada Court Dismisses Casino Mogul Defamation Case Against News Outlet
Aug 28 2018 // A Nevada judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press and an AP reporter based on a report about two women’s accounts to police alleging sexual misconduct by...
Senate Republicans Prepare Pre-Existing Condition Bill in Case Obamacare Nixed
Aug 27 2018 // Ten Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would reinstate Obamacare rules that prohibit insurers from turning away people with pre-existing conditions if a new lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the healthcare...
Jury Rules Nevada Liable for 2017 Wildfire That Burned 23 Homes
Aug 20 2018 // A jury has found the Nevada Division of Forestry liable for the loss of 23 homes and 17 other buildings in a 2016 wildfire after strong winds re-ignited a prescribed burn. The verdict set the stage for future court...
First Trial Over $80M Nevada Fire Begins This week
Aug 6 2018 // The first trial over a prescribed burn started by the Nevada Division of Forestry began this week. The fire is estimated to have caused more than $80 million in property damage, Courtroom View Network is reporting. The...
Nevada’s 1st Year of Marijuana Sales Exceeds Highest Expectations
Aug 6 2018 // Nevada regulators and industry insiders say the state’s first year of broad marijuana legalization has exceeded even their highest expectations, with sales and tax collections already surpassing year-end projections...
MGM Files Suit to Limit Liability for Las Vegas Shooting
Jul 18 2018 // MGM Resorts International sued the victims of a Las Vegas music festival mass shooting in an effort to block any potential compensation claims against it. The owner of the Mandalay Bay hotel claims a 2002 federal statute...
Wet Monsoon Season on Tap for Southern Nevada
Jul 16 2018 // Forecasters with the National Weather Service are warning residents in southern Nevada about the potential for flash flooding this summer since the monsoon season is expected to be wetter than normal. A new forecast shows...
Wet Monsoon Season on Tap for Southern Nevada
Jul 2 2018 // Forecasters with the National Weather Service are warning residents in southern Nevada about the potential for flash flooding this summer since the monsoon season is expected to be wetter than normal. Meteorologist John...
Nevada-based Insurtech Talage Offering Workers’ Comp, Liability, Property Online
Jun 29 2018 // Talage Inc. is an insurtech to its core – both in function and name. The Reno, Nev.-based software platform designed to help small business owners compare and quickly purchase a range of commercial insurance policies...
Nevada Pot Regulators Get More Money to Deal With Rampant Demand
Jun 27 2018 // Nevada’s marijuana regulators say they are trying to keep up with demands at recreational dispensaries, where sales continue to outpace projections. The Nevada Appeal reports the Interim Finance Committee approved an...
Alera Group Acquires Menath Insurance in Nevada
Jun 25 2018 // Alera Group has acquired Incline Village, Nev.-based Menath Insurance. Terms of the deal were not announced. Menath Insurance also has offices in Reno, and South Lake Tahoe, as well as in Susanville, Caif. Alera Group...
New Liability Coverage Minimums in Nevada Go into Effective in July
Jun 21 2018 // Nevada’s new liability coverage minimums go into effect next month. The new standards require drivers to be covered for at least $25,000 in bodily injury per person, $50,000 per crash and $20,000 for property damage...
Alera Group Acquires Kaercher Insurance in Nevada
Jun 19 2018 // Alera Group has acquired Las Vegas, Nev.-based Kaercher Insurance, which includes Kaercher Campbell, Kaercher Insurance Agency and Sundance Insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kaercher Insurance offers...
Nevada Motorists Face July 1 Auto Insurance Rate Increase
Jun 18 2018 // Nevada state officials are reminding as many as 600,000 vehicle owners they could face auto insurance rate increases July 1, when minimum liability coverage requirements go up. Officials announced earlier that almost one...
Nevada Motorists Face July 1 Auto Insurance Rate Increase
Jun 4 2018 // Nevada state officials are reminding as many as 600,000 vehicle owners they could face auto insurance rate increases July 1, when minimum liability coverage requirements go up. Officials announced earlier that almost one...
Drugs in Workforce at Highest in Decade But Opiates Decline: Quest Diagnostics
May 9 2018 // Drug use by the American workforce remains at its highest rate in more than a decade, driven by increases in cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana. However, prescription opiate positivity rates have declined. Nationally,...
Peter C. Foy & Associates Completes Acquisitions in California and Nevada
Apr 30 2018 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Peter C. Foy & Associates Insurance Services LLC has completed the acquisition of four agencies, three in California and one in Nevada. The acquisitions are Walnut Creek, Calif.-based R.L....
Copperfield Takes Stand in Tourist Injury Case in Nevada
Apr 20 2018 // David Copperfield testified this week that he didn’t know until he was sued that a British tourist claimed to have been seriously injured while taking part in an illusion during a performance on the Las Vegas Strip...
LP Insurance in Nevada Names Cantlon to Lead Surety Efforts
Apr 17 2018 // Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Andrea Cantlon surety sales executive. Cantlon now leads the surety efforts of LP Insurance throughout the company. The LP Insurance surety team services bonds...
Nevada Trial Begins in Case Focused on David Copperfield Show
Apr 17 2018 // The tricks behind a disappearing act that magician David Copperfield performed for years in Las Vegas were revealed in court last week, the start of trial in a civil case brought by a British tourist who claims he slipped,...
