Medicare is a federal government health insurance program that primarily provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older. With personal injury cases, Medicare liens require anyone involved in the transfer of money to settle or resolve a personal injury claim to reimburse the Federal Medicare program for benefits it has paid or will pay in the future for benefits paid for medical care to a Medicare beneficiary that a negligent third party injured.

Little in life is more tragic or tougher to face than the unexpected loss of a loved one. The sudden death of your spouse, parent, or child can often feel unbearable. The devastation can be compounded when caused by someone else’s negligence that could have been prevented.

As you begin the grieving process and find the strength to make plans to lay your loved one to rest, you may also be forced to consider whether you want to pursue a wrongful death claim. Moving forward with a wrongful death claim in Nevada will never bring your family member back. Still, it can help you stabilize your family’s finances so you can focus on what is most important, grieving the loss of your loved one and healing your family. In your family’s time of need, you should not be forced to pay medical bills and funeral expenses on top of losing your loved one’s income and other contributions.

The symptoms of radiculopathy and neuropathy often overlap. So, this makes diagnoses and treatment challenging, even for specialists. While both conditions involve nerve damage, the main difference is location. In the case of radiculopathy, the problem occurs at or near the root of the nerve, shortly after its exit from the spinal cord. However, the pain or other symptoms often radiate to the part of the body served by that nerve. Peripheral neuropathy, often shortened to neuropathy, is a general term describing a disease affecting the peripheral nerves, meaning nerves beyond the brain and spinal cord. Damage to peripheral nerves may impair sensation, movement, gland, or organ function depending on which nerves are affected; in other words, neuropathy affecting motor, sensory, or autonomic nerves results in different symptoms. We review each so you can better understand the differences.

No one wants to be in a car accident. The physical pain and property damage caused by an accident means you’ll be forced to deal with insurance companies. In Nevada, all drivers must carry liability insurance to pay for car repairs and medical expenses when found at fault. However, there are limits. Often, we are asked, does health insurance cover car accident injuries?

If you’re in a serious car accident, it is unlikely auto liability insurance will cover all your medical bills. To pay for your medical expenses, you have options: (1) if the other party is at fault, their liability insurance should cover your expenses; or (2) you may be able to use your health insurance to cover the medical bills.

Car crashes are one of the most common causes of serious injury and death in the valley. These can lead to complex claims requiring legal action and the guidance of experienced Las Vegas car accident lawyers.

Many of us will be in a car accident at some point in our lives. We always hope that the accident is minor and that no one suffers injuries.

However, if you or a loved one have been severely injured in a car accident, we know the crash is only the beginning of a lengthy recovery process. Car accident injuries can require weeks, months, or even years of rehabilitation, medical treatment, and expenses. The costs can be staggering. Your losses won't end there. They can also come in other forms, such as lost wages or the loss of consortium

Annually, more than 2.5 million Americans go to the emergency room, and nearly 200,000 are hospitalized in motor vehicle accidents. Based on these numbers, it seems obvious car crashes can cause significant injuries to those involved. Unfortunately, the sad reality is that many car accidents even result in death. According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 36,560 people were killed in car accidents in the United States in 2018. That is approximately 100 people per day that die in car crashes.

Based on these facts, the odds of dying in a car crash are approximately 1 in 107. To put these odds in perspective with the risks you face in this world, they are slightly lower than the odds of dying from a fall (1 in 106) or an opioid overdose (1 in 92).

Slip and fall and trip and fall accidents are hard for Plaintiffs to prove against business owners. At Cohan PLLC, we know this is true because our founder, Chasen Cohan, Esq. spent the first six years of his career defending Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, and various Las Vegas Strip Hotels. This experience showed us all the tricks the best Las Vegas attorneys use because this is how we learned to practice law—defending the type of cases we now file on your behalf.

Concert and festival promoter Live Nation has been recently involved in multiple cases where the plaintiffs allege that a combination of negligent and intentional acts has led to injury and death at Live Nation outdoor festivals and concerts. In similar cases, the Plaintiffs have typically alleged the following causes of action and recovered the following damages against the responsible parties.

There are many different insurance policies you might be familiar with, but all are either first-party or third-party policies. First-party insurance is insurance that covers the losses of the person named on the policy. Third-party insurance is purchased to protect a person against liability for damages or losses that they caused.

When Uber and Lyft drivers cause accidents, it involves complex legal issues related to liability and compensation. If you were in an Uber or Lyft accident, the quickest way to resolve these issues and get what you and your family deserve is by speaking with our experienced team during a 100% free consultation.

Las Vegas personal injury lawyers represent people who have been hurt by other people’s negligence. With a personal injury lawyer, people who’ve been injured or lost a loved one are much more likely to recover their losses, including medical costs, lost wages, and more. If you’ve been hurt, you owe it to yourself to call an attorney to hear your legal options.

When a person loses their life due to the negligent behaviors of another, they are just as entitled to monetary compensation and legal address as any other injury victim. Unfortunately, they are in no way able to fight against the wrongs that led to their fatality. Therefore, a wrongful death claim can be made by family members who have lost a loved one due to someone else's immoral or unlawful behaviors.

When a company or individual wrongfully disrupts your contractual or other business relations, then relief may be available through a tortious interference lawsuit. Tortious interference is a common law tort cause of action that is filed when a person purposefully interferes with another person's business relationships.

Contracts can be verbal or in writing. If both parties understand that a contract was intended to be binding and a party does not uphold their side of the contract, a breach of that contract has occurred. Breach of contract is a civil cause of action that can be taken up against a party. If a judge or jury finds against that party, they will be held liable for their civil wrong.

Stay-at-home orders in the United States have come from many states and a large number of local jurisdictions. This patchwork approach has sometimes led to conflicts between different levels of government and varying dates and rules. Recently, special exemptions have further exacerbated animosity regarding these issues.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced hundreds of thousands of small businesses to close. Early in the pandemic, economists projected that more than 100,000 small businesses shut permanently, according to a study by researchers at Harvard Business School, Harvard University, and the University of Chicago. Their latest data estimates that at least 2 percent of small businesses have permanently closed.

The Problem – When there is a sale of a business, real property, or another capital asset held for longer than one year, the seller will likely owe capital gains taxes. The longer the seller held the capital asset, the more likely it is the asset has a minimal cost basis. The lower the cost basis, the more likely the seller will owe significant capital gains taxes. Savvy sellers will look for opportunities to defer these capital gains taxes.

There are still many unanswered questions about COVID-19. However, Cohan PLLC is working with clients to look beyond the immediate pandemic response. Clients are now at the point where they are figuring out where they should go from here. One of the first issues clients raised while getting back into the office is the potential for civil liability.

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a $669-billion business loan program designed to help small businesses, self-employed workers, sole proprietors, certain nonprofit organizations, and tribal businesses keep paying their workers.

There are few issues more pressing right now than whether or not your business is essential. I’d imagine you believe your business is essential. Likely, there is little the government can tell you to make you believe otherwise. Regardless, various governments and regulatory agencies have issued orders that determine whether or not your business is essential.