We all know Las Vegas is unlike any other city on earth! It has the capabilities to accommodate the biggest events in the world. Mega-concerts, Formula 1 Racing, major league sports, the Superbowl, NASCAR, airshows, and so much more. There is more entertainment in Las Vegas on a daily basis than in New York City over a month.
Harry Reid International Airport will see 50,000,000 people flood through its concourses. Interstate-15 will funnel countless millions of people in from California, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and states as far away as Florida. International visitors constantly pour into town non-stop.
All the attractions lead to enormous and rapid growth. Infrastructure has to constantly expand to build roads, housing, retail, schools, hospitals, and transportation and communication hubs.
This enormous activity creates abnormally high incidents for accidents of all types and a lot of life altering personal injuries.
The Paul Powell Law Firm has clients from all walks of life. If you were hurt at one of the following, come in or contact us for a free case evaluation.
Legal Expertise for Every Type of Accident
- Casino and hotel workers and visitors
In spite of the wonderful precautions hotels/casinos make, the crush and distraction of visitors unavoidably leads to accidents. There are slips and falls, contact with falling or static objects, glass cuts, and even incidents of choking on food. And visitors are not the only ones prone to injuries in casinos. There are thousands of workers involved in things from meat cutting to maid service to show prep, and these might not be covered by workman’s compensation. Have a lawyer find out for sure.
- Highways and roadways
Every town in America finds people in a hurry on the roads. But in Las Vegas the possibility for accidents compounds because there are more drivers who are unfamiliar with the area and distracted by highly entertaining sights, sounds, buildings, signage, and confusing high speed traffic merges in places like the Spaghetti Bowl and around the 215 Beltway. Add the constant construction that goes on throughout town and the sudden and unpredictable saw-toothed streets where pavement suddenly narrows and disappears and there are real possibilities for accidents.
- Recreational activities
Southern Nevada offers a wide range of recreational activities, from racing ATVs, to 4-wheeling, swimming and diving in Lake Mead, running, rock climbing, biking, hiking, hang gliding, horseback riding, boating, rafting, and even snow skiing and snowmobiling a short one-hour drive away in Lee Canyon.
- Sports
Whether attending professional sporting events or participating in intramural, school, church, or league events, sports injuries in Vegas are more common than one would think. Believe it or not soccer and volleyball injuries rank pretty high on the list. Sports injuries are common. Sometimes due to player error and often because of uneven surfaces and poorly maintained facilities and equipment.
- Events and concerts
Fabulous to attend and fun to the Nth degree, the many area concerts and events are magnets for accidental injuries. Whether indoors or outside, throngs of people with a little too much partying in their cups and a lot of energy can get them into unplanned troubles. Area ERs and treatment centers see upticks when major events occur.
- Construction sites
The massive building that goes on in southern Nevada means there are more injuries happening on job and building sites. Not all injury accidents are covered by workman’s compensation. Find out more about how all of that works by contacting a qualified southern Nevada personal injury attorney.
- Shopping
Lots of shopping means more accidents. Local residents and certainly visitors do a lot of shopping. Stores can be minefields for accidents with wet floors, uneven carpeting, poor lighting, falling merchandise, sharp edges, and obstructed parking lots.
- Nursing homes
Vegas has an abnormally high proportion of the population in their senior years. That happens because retirees find the weather desirable, the cost of housing and living affordable, and reasonable value for entertainment. Additionally, the town is relatively easy to get in and out of for visits to out of town relatives or to catch a sea cruise or to fly into virtually any other major metropolitan area in America or the world.
That disproportionately high senior population means healthcare facilities and especially nursing homes get stressed. Unfortunately, senior care in the area is not all of the highest quality. Incidents of neglect and harm have happened, and people are a little more attuned to being on guard for them here.
Contact Paul Powell Law Firm for Personal Injury
Paul Powell has been helping people from all over the globe with their personal injury incidents here in Las Vegas. When you are a loved one or a good friend have been injured be sure and contact the Paul Powell law firm. Paul has been in business in Southern Nevada for over 25 years. That’s why people know and rely upon him. And remember this, Paul never takes more from your case than you’ll earn. And he puts that in writing. Paul Powell. More Lawyer. Less Fee.