I think so. You will need to check with a local lawyer.

Much more info is needed to provide an intelligent answer. I discuss how cases are evaluated on my website, www.accidentawardslasvegas.com at http://www.accidentawardslasvegas.com/Pages/value.aspx

It is always your right to fire your attorney and hire another one. The problems is that the fired lawyer may put lien on your case and in the worst case scenario you owe two attorney fees.

To avoid this problem you should get the second lawyer to promise to take care of the first... View More

The guidelines I use in representing clients are:

1) If there is a decent chance the case will settle, I don't file suit until the client is either all better or the healing process has gone as far as it is going to go unless:

2) If we are within several month of the statute of... View More

As I said in my previous answer the test of whether someone who does work for you is an independent contractor is how much control you have over them.

If the person is truly an independent contractor probably not. However, paying a person as an independent contractor or having them sign a contract to that effect does not necessarily make them an independent contractor. If you have a enough control over many of their activities, a court my say... View More

The general rule is that the portion of the settlement to compensate for lost wages is taxable; the portion of the settlement to compensate for pain and suffering is not taxable.

See the Creditor page of my website, www.probatenevada.net

Generally, the estate executor can be liable for disbursing estate proceeds in derogation of the rights of a creditor. However, there are mechanisms, discussed at the above section of my website, to allow a quick resolution of... View More

If your father is still alive I don't believe you have the right to know his estate plans.

Yes, a trustee has a right to compensation. Sometimes a trustee, if a close relative, waives the fee, but that is the trustee's choice.

Anyone can challenge a will. The people who have to be given notice of the court proceeding concerning a will are people listed as beneficiaries in the will and those people who would inherit in the absence of a will. In most cases a first cousin is not a person who would inherit in the absence of... View More

If one is a beneficiary of the trust, one must be given a copy upon the death of the author. If one is not a beneficiary, that person usually doesn't have a right to see the trust. Trusts are designed to afford more privacy than will; of course, they have other advantages as well.

There is no requirement that an Executor named in a Nevada will be a Nevada resident. However, if someone not named in the will to be executor serves as a personal representative that person is called an administrator and if that person is not a Nevada resident, that person must work with a Nevada... View More

As a general rule a sibling is not responsible for the debt of a deceased sibling. But, at least two exceptions comes to mind:

1) If you co-sign for a loan or other obligation, you can be liable for the debt of your deceased sibling.

2) If you are the trustee of a deceased... View More

Yes, compensatory damages are damages designed to compensate for an injury or loss. They are often contrasted with punitive damages which are designed to be extra payment from the defendant to punish he defendant for bad versus negligent behavior such as driving drunk versus just negligently... View More

In a traditional IRA tax is not paid on money put, but must be paid on money taken out. In additions, under some circumstance there is a penalty to be paid when money is taken out.

A Certificate of Mailing is a written filing to the court by a lawyer or litigant stating that such and such was mailed to a person. In many cases a court will not give you what you ask for unless you file the Certificate of Mailing which is simply your written statement that on such and such a... View More

Typically the lender requires all people on loan to be jointly and severally liable which means that the survivor(s) is responsible for the whole loan altho both the survivor(s) and the lender may have a claim against the estate of the dead borrower.

It is probably not illegal in the sense of being a criminal violation. Business names can be valuable intellectual property. Trademark or intellectual property lawyers handle civil lawsuits involving the use and "theft" of business names.

If there is permanent eye damage it would be worth having a lawyer get an expert to examine the matches. For example, I had a client come to me and say that she broke her leg and needed surgery because a step ladder she used collapsed; did she have a case? I said I'd have to look her step... View More