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Being involved in a car accident can be a frightening, stressful ordeal, even if you escape major injuries. If the crash was caused by another driver’s negligence, navigating fault and legal liability adds further difficulty.
Fortunately, Nevada adheres to consistent standards for assigning blame in auto collisions to guide injury claims and lawsuits. The state follows a modified comparative negligence system to determine responsibility for the accident. Based on this system, a victim in a car accident can only recover damages if their percentage of fault is less than 50%.
Nevada uses facts of the collision, such as applicable traffic laws, physical evidence, and witness statements, to determine the percentage of fault for each party.
If you were involved in a car accident, contact Kidwell & Gallagher, where a Reno injury attorney will help you navigate the laws governing accident fault and liability. We fight for maximum compensation for clients injured or suffering property loss due to negligent motorists.
Nevada is a “comparative negligence” state when determining accident responsibility. This means that more than one driver can share fault based on contributing factors judges and claims adjusters weigh. However, the driver deemed most negligent will owe the other collision victims compensation.
Key laws include:
Determining whose insurance pays on a car or multicar accident can be complex, as liability is often divided among several parties. Typically, the insurance of the driver found most at fault will cover the majority of damages. However, in cases where multiple drivers share responsibility, each party’s insurance may be required to contribute based on their percentage of fault. Nevada’s comparative negligence laws play a key role in deciding how compensation is distributed among the involved parties.
In auto accident lawsuits, car accident attorneys will have to prove:
Complex cases can lead judges or juries to assign percentage-based fault. But arguing legal liability and proving actual damages is the surest path to maximum compensation in a car accident injury claim. Relying on an experienced Reno attorney levels the playing field against aggressive insurance defense tactics.
Don’t let insurers take advantage of you after a crash causes injuries and vehicle damage. The car accident lawyers at Kidwell & Gallagher have helped injury victims hold negligent Nevada drivers fully accountable for decades. Call our office or contact us online to discuss your potential case and legal options. Consultations are free.
Craig W. Kidwell is the managing partner of Kidwell & Gallagher, Ltd., and exclusively represents injured workers in Nevada. Mr. Kidwell has been practicing workers’ compensation law in Nevada since 1999 and has acted as lead counsel on over 2,000 contested workers’ compensation claims. Mr. Kidwell represents injured workers in Nevada through all stages of Nevada’s complex worker’s compensation system. Craig regularly appears in all levels of Nevada’s administrative workers’ compensation system and has represented injured workers in Nevada’s districts and Supreme Court.
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Managing Partner, Craig W. Kidwell who has more than 20 years of legal experience as a personal injury attorney.