Las Vegas Injury & Accident Attorney Blog

They say no good deed goes unpunished and unfortunately we have a new piece of evidence for that claim, stemming from a recent injury accident in Las Vegas where a man who stopped to help another driver who had been in a car accident was hit by a third vehicle as he was helping the woman. In a cruel twist of fate, and terrible piece of irony, the car that hit this good Samaritan did not stop to help or even see if the man was OK – the vehicle drove away, making this a hit and run accident. The driver of the vehicle that caused the hit and run injury accident in Southern Nevada, a white Mitsubishi, was eventually apprehended, however, and arrested. His vehicle had quite fittingly gotten a flat tire, presumably from the accident, and he and his passenger were found changing it in a parking lot off of Interstate 95, on Jones Boulevard. If you’re in an injury accident in Southern Nevada and need an attorney, call Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law to get the best service, and the best compensation possible, in the Las Vegas Valley.

The original accident occurred early this morning on the Decatur Boulevard on-ramp to Interstate 95. A woman, who was allegedly driving under the influence in Las Vegas, is reported to have lost control of her green Toyota Scion and hit a concrete wall. She did not sustain injuries in the crash. The victim of the hit and run stopped to help, and was then hit by the aforementioned white Mitsubishi sometime just after 4 in the morning. The man was severely injured from this auto accident, and taken to University Medical Center in Southern Nevada. He was listed in critical condition as of our most recent update. If you are hurt in an accident like this and need a lawyer, Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law should be your first call. We can not only take care of your case, securing the best possible outcome for your claim, we take care of you as a valued client and customer.

Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law have been helping people injured in accidents in the Las Vegas Valley for years. We know injury law, and we’ve secured literally millions of dollars in settlements and awards for our clients in the past. We also have a customer service philosophy when it comes to dealing with clients – we want to make sure that you are taken care of, not just your claim. We are proud of the many referrals we have gotten from satisfied clients, and hope we can similarly help and impress you, should you need a lawyer. Call us today for a free consultation.

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Getting injured in an accident at work in Southern Nevada can take many forms. You could be working in a hotel or casino and there be a problem with the facility that causes you to be injured through no fault of your own. You could be injured in an accident while working on a construction site in Las Vegas, while working in a hospital, or any number of ways. As we saw in the news recently, unfortunately, you can even be injured or killed in a training accident in Southern Nevada while serving in the military. If you’re injured in a workplace accident in the Las Vegas area and need a lawyer, call Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law. Our top notch lawyers are skilled in this complicated area of law which often requires the use of professional witness testimony as well as complicated proceedings to determine who is at fault, and we can get you the best compensation possible for your injury.

The training accident took place in Hawthorne, in Southern Nevada, at the US Army Depot there. Marines were unfortunately killed in the accident, seven of them in total. The recent news in the case is that three officers were removed from command following the accident. These officers were at Camp Lejeune. A spokesman for the Marine Corps said that a Brigadier General who was in command of the 2^nd Marine Division made the decision to relieve the officers of command following this training accident at work in Southern Nevada. The officers were not expected to be charged or tried under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

The accident took place during a field exercise involving members of both the Marine Corps and the Navy. A sailor and seven Marines were also injured in the accident. The training involved light artillery, and the accident took place when a mortar tube, a 60 millimeter one at that, exploded in the middle of an exercise.

If you’re ever injured in an accident at work, even if it’s not involving light or heavy artillery, you need a lawyer who knows how to work the complexities of your case, and can get you the compensation you deserve. Benson & Bingham are the lawyers who can help you can the best compensation possible following your injury at work in Clark County. We have successfully represented clients in these types of cases before. Call us today for a free consultation.

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Few things are more frightening than a plane crash, as survivors have attested to in the past. There is something about the uncontrollable and helpless feeling being airborne that can create a fear, when something goes wrong, unlike any other. Fortunately for several people aboard a small, single engine plane that crashed recently in Henderson, Nevada, fear was all they had to contend with – no one was hurt in this air accident. If, unlike these passengers, you are hurt in a plane accident or crash in Southern Nevada, contact Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law. Our legal team knows the law regarding air accidents, and the many different types of actions and liabilities that come into play in these complicated cases.

The plane crash occurred in Henderson, in Southern Nevada, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon on Sunday, April 28^th. The air accident happened outside Las Vegas close to the Henderson Executive Airport. The plane that crashed was a Cessna, a single engine aircraft. This near tragedy took place to the south of the airport, less than a mile away, according to a spokesperson from the airport. If you’re injured in an air accident anywhere in the Las Vegas area, get a hold of Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law today. We can help you get the compensation you deserve.

This accident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration as well as the National Transportation Safety Administration, as is the case with most crashes including recent air accidents in Nevada, such as the tragedy at the Reno Air Races and the horrible helicopter crash over the Grand Canyon. In this crash, luckily, no fire took place and no lives were lost in this potential injury accident near Las Vegas.

Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law understand that air accidents are complex legal proceedings. Liability may rest with the pilot, the airline, the manufacturer, the designer or other structural problems related to the manufacturing, or runway defects or other fault of the airport. If you’re injured in an air accident you need an attorney who understands these complexities, and can get you the compensation you deserve. Benson & Bingham are the attorneys who can take care of your claim; call our experienced legal team today.

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The Las Vegas Strip can be a dangerous place for pedestrians and bicyclists, with many injury accidents in Southern Nevada occurring right in front of the neon lights and thousands of visitors and vacationers that crowd this iconic and world famous locale. This was unfortunately the case again overnight as a bicyclist was struck from behind by a vehicle in an injury accident in Las Vegas. The bicyclist, a 58 year old man, was brought to University Medical Center, according to police, and was suffering from critical injuries at time of admission. If you or a loved one is injured in an auto accident in Clark County, Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law will take care of the legal details for you while you focus on getting better. Our law firm was founded in 2003, and we have been helping people injured in auto accidents get the compensation they deserve ever since.

The accident in question was said to have taken place a little after midnight Friday morning, in the neighborhood of the Circus Circus casino on Las Vegas Boulevard. It was described by police as a vehicle, said to have been a Kia Spectra, model year 2007, hitting the man on his bicycle from behind. The man driving the Kia Spectra, a 21 year old man from Las Vegas, was not charged with any crimes as of yet in this injury accident on the Las Vegas Strip.

These types of car accidents, where a vehicle strikes an unwitting bicyclist or causes a pedestrian injury in Southern Nevada, happen all the time in the Las Vegas Area. When something like this happens, the last thing the injured person wants to worry about is having to fight by themselves for the coverage they need to get better, to pay their medical bills, to cover time lost at work. If you’re injured, you also don’t want to have to search to find good legal representation, nor do you want to feel unimportant to your lawyer. This is why Benson & Bingham get tons of referrals from past clients: we take care of the details for you, but what’s more, your case is important to us. That’s why our lawyers answer the phone, not secretaries or middle men, and we communicate with you every step of the way. And of course, we get you the most compensation possible for your claim, as we have been for our clients since our law firm opened in 2003.

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The man in a story we have written about before, the suspected shooter in a potential wrongful death case in Las Vegas who is alleged to have been involved in an auto accident and gun shooting incident, was indicted today by a grand jury in Clark County. In addition to the previous charges, he faces a new count of sexual assault from a case dating back to 2010. The grand jury indictment included 11 counts – first degree murder of three, attempted murder of one, and more – all from a sensational, headline grabbing incident in February. If a loved one close to you or someone you know dies in an accident, as headline grabbing as this or not, and another person besides them is at fault, it may be a case of wrongful death in Clark County. Should this terrible type of thing occur, you need a good lawyer who will handle the legal aspects and details while you deal with the loss of your loved one. Call Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law, we can help.

The incident that left the three people dead in this auto accident near the Las Vegas Strip, and their families facing a wrongful death case in Southern Nevada, occurred when an argument outside the Aria spilled out onto the streets of the city. The two involved in the argument, including the 27 year old indicted by the grand jury, headed away from the resort in separate vehicles. The alleged perpetrator began shooting at the other vehicle as both cars headed north in the direction of Flamingo Road. The driver of the other vehicle and his passenger were struck by bullets, and the driver lost control of his vehicle. The car then blew through a red light and smashed into a taxicab, causing the taxi to burst into flame. A passenger in the taxi, the driver of the taxi, and the driver of the vehicle that collided with the cab died as a result of their wounds from the accident; three wrongful deaths in the Las Vegas Valley.

Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law can help when you are facing the possibility of a wrongful death case in Southern Nevada. A wrongful death is when a loved one dies as the result of an accident where someone else is at fault, as in this incident, or medical malpractice cases. There are so many details to worry about, from probate to the potential need for autopsies to guardianships and the need file for special damages, many that need to be handled right away. Benson & Bingham will handle these details for you quickly and efficiently.

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More details have emerged on the over 650 traffic tickets that were issued recently as part of an enforcement strategy to cut down on the number of auto accidents in Southern Nevada. Police officials from all over Southern Nevada, including the Henderson Police Department,  Boulder City Police, the Nevada Highway Patrol, Mesquite Police, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, have been focusing on issuing traffic tickets in Henderson, Nevada (in Clark County), in recent weeks. This is part of a broader program to lower the number of injury accidents in Clark County. Here at Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law, we pride ourselves on giving people who are injured in accidents great service, both personally and legally, and getting them the compensation and peace of mind they need following an unfortunate incident on the road.

The aforementioned enforcement, over a period of three weeks, netted 520 traffic tickets for blowing through red lights, 132 more tickets for operating a cell phone behind the wheel, and many more tickets for offenses ranging from driving without proper insurance coverage to driving on a suspended or revoked license, registration violations, and the like. While it may seem strange for police officers from so many jurisdictions to focus so much effort on seemingly minor traffic violations, there is a distinct strategy at play here. The general purpose is to make people more aware when they are behind the wheel, in order to prevent motor vehicle accidents in the Las Vegas Valley. Keep in mind that, according to officials with the Office of Traffic Safety in Nevada’s Department of Public Safety, 2012 saw 258 people die as a result of crashes on the streets in Nevada. Pedestrian deaths from vehicle crashes in Southern Nevada also claimed the lives of another 42 people. Already 78 people have lost their lives on Nevada’s streets this year.

If you’re injured in a car accident in Southern Nevada, we invite you come visit our experienced staff here at Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law. We pride ourselves not only on our ability to get the most compensation for you with the least hassle, we pride ourselves on our customer service, on making sure you know we are taking care of you, that we care about you and your case. We’ll communicate with you every step of the way, and talk with you any time you call – our lawyers answer the phones, so you’ll never feel put off by a secretary or middle man.

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A tragic accident occurred in North Las Vegas on Friday night, per a spokesperson from that police department. A man was killed as he was driving his vehicle as a result of a suspected accident due to another driver driving under the influence of alcohol in North Las Vegas. Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law have been representing people hurt in accidents in the Las Vegas Valley since 2003. If you or a loved one is injured, or god forbid killed, in an accident anywhere in Southern Nevada, call our experienced legal team today. We can help.

The accident in North Las Vegas occurred sometime in the early afternoon on Friday. Officers from the North Las Vegas Police Department were called to the scene of the accident in question somewhat after 5pm on Friday, April 19^th. The incident occurred on Craig Road, immediately to the east of Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard, at the intersection of Home Depot Drive. The 54 year old man was deceased when police arrived on the scene. He was stuck inside of the vehicle he had been driving, a Ford sedan, which had crashed into a light post in North Las Vegas.

Early indications of the investigation led police to believe that the Ford sedan was making a right turn off of Craig Road and onto Home Depot Drive when it was struck from behind by a Hyundai Sport Utility Vehicle, which was being driven by a 27 year old woman. This auto vehicle accident in Clark County made the Ford lose control and strike the light pole where police later found the vehicle, with the deceased inside. The driver of the vehicle that caused the accident, the Hyundai SUV, was booked on a felony charge.

When accidents happen, picking up the pieces can sometimes be just as painful as the accident itself. If you or a loved one is injured in an accident anywhere in Las Vegas, our attorneys at Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law can help. You have a choice when it comes to your legal representation, and that’s why our lawyers and staff at Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law pride ourselves on our service. This is what separates us from other firms: we take care of our clients – not just their legal needs, though we do take care of those professionally and efficiently, we make sure that you feel secure and cared for. We know what a difficult situation you’re in, and our goal as a firm is not just to give you the best legal representation possible, though we do that, our goal is to go above and beyond to make sure you know what we’re doing, that you feel secure with how you’re being represented, and you feel treated like a person, not a client.

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Las Vegas and Clark County in general are dangerous places for pedestrians. Despite much attention and attempts at prevention from police and other law enforcement and public safety agencies and groups, there still remain a high number of pedestrians involved in auto accidents in Southern Nevada. From the middle of August, 2008, to the summer of 2011, for example, there were 2,060 accidents in the Las Vegas valley involving cars and pedestrians. Should a vehicle ever strike you as you’re walking in a pedestrian right of way anywhere in the Las Vegas Valley, call Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law. We know your rights, and can make sure that you are adequately covered in the event of an accident in which you are not at fault. If you’re not sure if you’re at fault, call our legal team today. For instance, you may not know that pedestrians have the right of way at most intersections that do not have traffic lights, whether the intersection is marked with a crosswalk or not.

In a recent example of a pedestrian accident, a man was injured in Las Vegas early in the morning last Friday, April 19^th, at 3:43am. The accident occurred where Ocean Drive meets East Tropicana Avenue. Law enforcement officials are still in search of the vehicle and its driver following the accident. A man, aged 25 years old, was in the process of crossing Ocean Drive on foot. He was struck by a car that was coming from the west, and going east, on Tropicana Avenue. The driver then appears to have fled the scene of this pedestrian accident in Southern Nevada. Some early reports indicate that the type of vehicle involved in this crash closely resembled a taxi. The 25 year old man who was struck by this vehicle was said to have sustained damage to his face, as well as several broken bones. He is said to be recovering from these non-critical, nor likely to be fatal, injuries.

Unfortunately, these types of injury accidents – those involving a vehicle striking a pedestrian in Clark County – are all too common. Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law have been helping the victims of accidents like this get the care and coverage they deserve since the law office opened in 2003. They know the law, they know insurance companies, and they know how to make sure you get taken care of following a horrible occurance such as this story. To begin down the road to recovery and getting the compensation you need to recover at your own pace, call Benson and Bingham Attorneys at Law today.

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A terrible accident in Southern Nevada has left one person dead in Henderson, per reports of that city’s police department. This death is the first one of the year due to a traffic accident in Henderson. The man alleged to have been the cause of the accident, a 36 year old resident of the city of Henderson, was also alleged to have been driving drunk. The accident occurred Sunday evening, at 7:45 p.m. If you’re hurt in an accident, be sure to call Benson and Bingham Attorneys at law.

According to reports, the Nissan Altima driven by the alleged perpetrator was heading down Volunteer Boulevard to the east, in the area of Executive Airport Drive. It then struck a Toyota, model RAV4. Most unfortunately, the driver of the Altima then continued on without stopping, per a report from police. If you’re ever injured in an accident like this, contact Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law. We can help make you whole again.

The 36 year old man driving the Altima, after attempting to escape the scene of the accident in Clark County, Nevada, after hitting the Toyota RAV4, then got into an accident with a Toyota Camry. This was a head-on collision, with the Toyota Camry driving in the westbound lane. A woman who was merely a passenger in the Camry, a resident of Hawaii and 68 years old, was brought to University Medical Center via airlift. She unfortunately did not survive, succumbing to her injuries a little before midnight. In any kind of wrongful death case in the Las Vegas-area such as this, you can count on Benson and Bingham to take care of your legal needs while you grieve for your lost loved one, and take care of your family.

The driver of the vehicle was booked and charged with multiple counts of law-breaking, including leaving the scene of a vehicle crash and driving drunk in Southern Nevada, and has been denied bail. Compounding his legal troubles, the driver was allegedly trying to flee the scene of this second accident in Clark County, and was found nearby by police. The other people in the Toyota Camry, the driver and another passenger, were treated for injuries at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals.

Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law have been practicing in Nevada since 2003. They have helped many, many people get the compensation they deserve following horrible accidents such as this. If you’re ever hurt in a terrible accident such as this, call Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law. They will take care of all your legal needs.

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Residents are speaking out to demand changes and safety upgrades at an intersection where a wheelchair-bound man was recently killed when he was struck by a school bus. Community members are demanding action to make the intersection safer before another person is injured at this Las Vegas intersection. This had been a bad year for accidents and deaths from traffic accidents in Clark County; so far the number of fatal accidents is on pace to set a tragic record with 36 people having already been fatally wounded on city streets and roadways.

At this particular intersection, residents believe that such terrible occurrences could easily be prevented. They believe that, without changes such as a traffic light or even a flashing signal, there will continue to be pedestrians who are injured in car crashes at this Las Vegas intersection.

This is the intersection, the cross street of Reno and Maryland Parkway, where recently a man in a motorized wheelchair, age  81, died after being struck by a school bus, despite having been in a clearly marked pedestrian crossway. The exact details and story of this accident in Southern Nevada are still being investigated.

Community members are not satisfied, and feel that more needs to be done to prevent horrible tragedies like this from happening in the future. They feel these types of pedestrian accidents in their Las Vegas neighborhood are too common, and really just what happens when people are not notified by a traffic signal or sign to pay extra attention.

Pedestrian accidents in Las Vegas are all too common, unfortunately. If you’re ever injured in an accident, you should speak with one of our top-tier attorneys here at Benson & Bingham Attorneys at Law. We specialize in getting accident victims to coverage and compensation they deserve. You need someone who will fight to make sure you get your medical bills paid for with a minimum of hassle, and get compensated for missed time at work, missed income, and missed life – time with family, time without pain, time without fear. Our experienced attorneys have been helping people just like you for years, you can trust us to take good care of your legal needs so that you can concentrate on healing and moving on. Call our experienced legal team today.

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