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• Guest dies, others guests fall ill at Luxor in Las Vegas due to exposure to Legionnaires' disease

  Brian Nettles | February 21, 2012 5:30 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  Since last spring, at least three guests at the Luxor in Las Vegas have contracted Legionnaires’ disease, including a guest that recently died, according to Nevada health officials. In...

• Las Vegas hotel guest dies following exposure to Legionnaires' disease at Luxor

  Brian Nettles | February 01, 2012 3:21 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  As if lightning has struck twice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has again contacted the Southern Nevada Health District and reported that guests of the Luxor in Las...

• What is Legionnaires' Disease and how were Las Vegas hotel guests exposed to the deadly bacteria?

  Brian Nettles | September 07, 2011 2:01 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  An estimated 8,000 to 18,000 people are hospitalized with Legionnaires' Disease in the U.S. each year, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And, that number may be...

• CDC Investigating Outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease at Aria Resort and Casino

  Patrick Mickler | July 21, 2011 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsLas Vegas, NV

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Six former guests of Aria have been...

• Cell Phone Use While Driving to Be Illegal in Nevada

  Steve Klearman | June 20, 2011 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Distracted driving is a serious problem, and Nevada is now joining other states that ban the use of cell phones while driving. The RGJ reports that Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law a bill that...

• NV Supreme Court Addresses Seatbelt Evidence in Crashworthiness Case

  Steve Klearman | May 31, 2011 3:22 PM | 1 CommentReno, NV

  The Nevada Supreme Court addressed issues of seatbelt evidence and violations of pretrial motions in limine in Roth v. BMW, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 11 (April 14, 2011). The case involved a single...

• Assembly Bill 280 Leaves Handwashing Out of Hospital Health Checklist

  Steve Klearman | May 13, 2011 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The Reno Gazette Journal's Frank Mullen Jr. reports: A state Senate committee Thursday passed a hospital checklist bill, but declined to put a section about hand washing, requested by...

• AAJ President Explains How Litigation Has Made Cars Safer

  Steve Klearman | May 11, 2011 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  American Association for Justice President Gibson Vance authored an article in the Washington Post last month explaining the connection between decreased traffic deaths and the civil justice system....

• Lyon County Sheriff's Office Enforcing Traffic Safety and Pedestrian Traffic Laws

  Steve Klearman | April 21, 2011 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The Reno Gazette Journal reports that the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, along with Joining Forces/Office of Traffic Safety, will be increasing efforts to enforce traffic safety and pedestrian...

• NHTSA Truck Regulations Fail to Protect Against Underride

  Steve Klearman | April 04, 2011 6:46 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to adopt more stringent regulations for underride guards on large trucks and...