After Thanksgiving comes Black Friday. Then Small Business Saturday. And then follows Cyber Monday. Long gone is the post-Thanksgiving tradition of snoozing on the couch while a football game slogs on. The modern after-turkey tradition is focused on consumerism, and it has set off a kind of arms race among retailers – both the traditional […]
Last week much of the country was affected by a combination of winter storm systems that grounded flights, closed roads, and turned travel into an even greater slog than is typical during the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel season. Locally, the Sierra Nevada mountains played host to two massive, back-to-back snowstorms that choked highways with slow-moving […]
On the morning of October 29th heartbreak struck Northern Nevada. Most Nevadans were just starting their day as many residents were enjoying a quick breakfast or cup of coffee before work. Children were dragging themselves out of bed or arriving at school, depending on their ages and class schedules. Sadly, however, as one student of […]
Accidents happen every day in Las Vegas, and they keep car accident lawyers busy. According to the Nevada Department of Transportation, 22,285 injury crashes and 290 fatal crashes took place in one recent year. If you were never in an accident before, the whole experience can feel overwhelming. Being prepared and knowing the steps to […]
Any type of accident has the potential to kill or maim someone. When you combine 2,000-pound vehicles with high speeds, the results can be catastrophic. Thankfully, advances in automotive design and technology have helped reduce the number of fatalities on the road. However, there is one part of the vehicle that is still particularly vulnerable—the […]
Far and away, rear-end collisions are the most common type of accident on the road, with injured parties calling car accident lawyers about them more than anything else. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, nearly 50 percent of all two-vehicle accidents between 2012 and 2014 were rear-end accidents. Obviously, there’s a problem. But day […]
With another Thanksgiving behind us, we can take a moment to reflect on the logistics of this annual gathering. Much ink has been spilled – or, in this digital age, keystrokes struck (or maybe bytes encoded?) – discussing the history and meaning of this event. Many Americans are increasingly self-reflective with respect to institutionalized race […]
Each month of the year has its own reputation, even its own essence. January is about new beginnings, February is for love; July is for vacation, December for holidays. When one thinks of November, the widespread tradition of a Thanksgiving meal likely comes to mind. But in recent years, November has taken on a new […]
A truck accident is more likely to cause catastrophic injuries or death than other vehicle accidents because of the size and weight of the trucks. Those expensive injuries are hard to pay for, and not a cost you should need to bear if you didn’t cause the accident. A truck accident lawyer can help. A […]