Mitigating damages is a legal duty you may have to uphold. Typically, you have a right to be compensated for your losses if someone else caused them. However, you must take reasonable steps to minimize those losses. This duty arises most often in personal injury and contract cases. Defendants do not have to compensate you for losses you did not try to prevent. Mitigation of damages Mitigation of damages is a defense that can be used in certain types of lawsuits. In raising it, the defendant, or the person being sued for causing harm to the victim, argues that he or she is not responsible for c ..read more

Can I conceal carry in Las Vegas casinos? Whenever I get asked this question, I explain how there’s the law, and then there’s the reality. It is not illegal to conceal carry guns in Nevada casinos. However, casinos are private property, and staff may ask you to leave the property if you have a gun.1 If you refuse to leave, you could then face misdemeanor charges for trespass (NRS 207.200). The penalties for trespassing include: Up to six (6) months in jail, and/or Up to $1,000 in fines.2 In sum, the concealed (or open) carry of guns in casinos is not a crime. Even signs that say “no guns a ..read more

If you have been falsely accused of domestic violence, there are things that you can do to mitigate the damage and clear your name. Several legal defenses are available that can undermine the accusations and show that you are innocent. Additionally, there are several things to avoid doing, as they typically make matters worse. What to do after being falsely accused of domestic violence If you have been accused of domestic violence and you know that the allegations are made up, you should strongly consider: hiring a criminal defense attorney to invoke your legal rights, gathering evidence that ..read more

Colorado does not have a crime called “sexual battery” like some states do. Instead, Colorado has a similar crime called “unlawful sexual contact.” This offense occurs when you either: knowingly touch someone’s intimate parts without their consent, or knowingly cause someone to touch your intimate parts without their consent, or entice a child to expose their intimate parts or to have sex with another person for your sexual gratification. An example of unlawful sexual contact is intentionally groping someone’s breasts or buttocks against their wishes. What differentiates unlawful sexual cont ..read more

You need a CCW permit to conceal carry handguns in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada. Otherwise, you risk being prosecuted for a category C felony carrying: 1 to 5 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.1 How to get a CCW permit in Las Vegas You can apply online for a CCW permit with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). In Las Vegas, the concealed weapons permit fees are: $100.25 for a new CCW permit (or to renew one that has been expired for more than one year); $65.25 to renew a CCW permit that is still current; $85.25 to renew a CCW permit that has expired for a year o ..read more

The amount of time that insurance companies have to investigate a claim depends on the state. It is generally anywhere from a couple of weeks to over a month. The length of a particular investigation will depend on several factors, like the claim’s complexity and the amount at issue. Insurance companies can also request more time to complete it. Insurance claims must be resolved in a “reasonable time” Once it has received an insurance claim, the insurance company has to resolve it in a reasonable amount of time. This requirement is often a state law. It is also usually stated in the insurance ..read more

In Colorado, animal cruelty is prosecuted as “aggravated” when you either knowingly torture an animal, or needlessly mutilate or kill an animal. Forgetting to feed an animal for one day – or kicking an animal out of aggravation once – would qualify as regular animal cruelty, not aggravated.1 Examples of aggravated animal cruelty Scenarios that would qualify as aggravated animal cruelty in Colorado include: purposely starving a house pet strangling a dog maiming a cat with a knife repeatedly punching or kicking a rabbit dropping a hamster out of the window putting a kitten in a pen with a pi ..read more

In California, chargeback fraud is typically the crime of buying something with your credit card, demanding a refund from the seller without returning the item, and then disputing the charge with your credit card company. Also known as “double-dipping,” you would have the item and its cost in money. It can be prosecuted under a variety of criminal statutes. How chargeback fraud can work There are a couple of different ways to commit chargeback fraud, which is also known as: friendly fraud, liar-buyer fraud, double-dipping, or cyber shoplifting. The most common type of chargeback fraud scheme ..read more

Getting criminal charges dropped before trial is one of the best outcomes you can achieve. There are numerous grounds for getting charges dropped, though persuading the prosecutor to drop the charge is rarely easy. If you are successful, you will not have to go to trial. However, dropped charges can be refiled later if new evidence emerges. What happens when criminal charges are dropped If you get prosecutors to drop the criminal charges that have been filed against you, then your case would end. If you were in custody or confinement, you would be released. There would be no more court dates a ..read more

If you miss a mandatory court date, a bench warrant will likely be issued. This means you can detained and brought to court for a hearing on why you failed to appear. If you cannot justify your absence, then you can also be charged with failure to appear. However, if you have a good excuse for your absence, then the judge may not impose any penalties. 7 good excuses for missing a court date There are several legitimate excuses for missing a required court date. 7 of them are: you were never notified of the court date, you did not make a written promise to appear, you had a medical emergency ..read more