Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyers

Narrowing the Issues: Motions for Summary Judgment

After the close of discovery, the parties may seek to end part or all of the litigation early by filing dispositive motions called “motions for summary judgment.”  These motions seek to take certain issues off the table for trial, when there is no genuine factual dispute, and therefore you are entitled to the judge’s legal ruling on those issues.  For example, if the Defendant admits to causing the accident during deposition and there is no evidence of your comparative negligence, then fault may be decided and you will simply go to trial on the issue of your injuries and damages. 

It is to your benefit to present a simple, clear case for the jury.  Accordingly, a skilled personal injury attorney knows how to use motions for summary judgment to benefit the accident victim by narrowing the issues for trial and preventing the insurance company lawyers from muddying the waters of your case. 

Other Pre-Trial Motions: Limiting and Expanding the Scope of Evidence

In addition to Motions for Summary Judgment, which narrow the legal issues to be tried before the jury, your accident attorney will file “Motions in Limine” to limit or expand the scope of evidence that may be admitted at trial. 

In Nevada, evidentiary issues are decided according to the rules outlined in Title 4 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, and according to precedent set by cases decided by the Nevada Supreme Court.  According to these rules, certain evidence is either admissible or inadmissible.  What evidence the jury is allowed to hear is of critical importance to the outcome of your personal injury case.

If you or a loved one have suffered an injury at the fault of another, call our offices at 702-878-2889 to schedule a free consultation with an experienced injury attorney at the Oronoz Injury Law offices.  

Insurance companies may attempt to sway the jury by presenting evidence that is irrelevant or prejudicial against the accident victim.  An experienced accident attorney knows how to use the rules of evidence to keep out evidence that is prejudicial to the accident victim.  Additionally, an experienced accident attorney knows how to use these same rules of evidence to admit all evidence that is helpful the accident victim.