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WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS! As of March 1, 2021, Askeroth Law Group and Claggett & Sykes Law Firm have officially merged their firms. Askeroth Law Group is now part of Claggett & Sykes!
lawyers are some of the best personal injury trial lawyers in the state. With the addition of Askeroth Law Group’s expertise in the area of workers’ compensation law, Claggett & Sykes will now be able to assist injured workers in our community by expanding the firms’ practice areas to workers’ compensation cases. We’re excited to join this amazing law firm and assist in their mission to strengthen our community. The trial attorneys at Claggett & Sykes have achieved several landmark verdicts and settlements in Nevada. Claggett & Sykes’s trial work has been recognized year after year. In 2016 and 2018, the firm obtained verdicts that were recognized as being in the top 10 most impressive verdicts of the year. In 2019, the firm was recognized for its work in a medical malpractice trial that settled right after closing arguments. And in 2020 he was named to a best of the best list of trial lawyers from the last decade. Claggett & Sykes has over 20 attorneys, all with a singular focus on winning trials for their clients. The firm exclusively represents injured people against large insurance companies and other corporations while obtaining impressive results, including, several seven-, eight- and nine-figure jury verdicts and settlements for their clients. Claggett & Sykes also actively supports several charitable organizations in our local community, including Three Square, Help of Southern Nevada, and Shade Tree. My team and I are excited to join this amazing law firm and help them in their mission to protect the rights of injured people in our community, including injured workers.
For our current clients, there’s no need to be concerned, as my team and I will continue to work personally on all of your cases. However, this partnership will allow us to tap into the immense resources and experience of Claggett & Sykes to better serve our current and future clients. The Askeroth Law Group team will continue to be here for you for your legal needs, now as part of the incredible Claggett & Sykes Team! Claggett & Sykes is a premier trial law firm in Nevada, handling catastrophic injury cases in many areas, including product defect, premises liability, medical malpractice, and motor vehicle collisions. With this merger, our entire team at Askeroth Law Group will be joining the Claggett & Sykes family. My team and I will focus on expanding our workers’ compensation practice within the firm. The Claggett & Sykes
–TomAskeroth
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Southern Nevada is known for its beautiful desert habitat, but did you know we have a wetlands area located right here in Clark County? The Clark County Wetlands Park is the largest park in the Clark County Park system and offers a unique and natural getaway just minutes from the city. The park is dotted by several ponds, springs, and small streams. On a typical spring day in the park, you might see Gambel’s quail, greater roadrunner, coyotes, skunks, beaver, American coot, common gallinule, mallard, Canada goose, pied-billed grebe, great blue heron, green heron, northern harrier, yellow- rumped warbler, verdin, black phoebe, and Say’s phoebe, just to name a few! You can explore the area on your own on miles of paved pathways and dirt trails. The Wetlands Park also offers guided walks, an Explorer’s Club for kids with nature lessons and activities suitable for ages 5 and up, and numerous other programs and discovery walks. EXPL RING NEVADA
Hurry and see this beautiful attraction during the spring weather before the summer heat really kicks in!
GETYOUR HEART PUMPING AT HOME! 4 Living Room Cardio Workout Walking for 30 minutes a day is a great way to get in some exercise, but getting in a daily walk outdoors isn’t always possible. If you’re unable to enjoy your regular cardio exercise, what can you do? Try these four cardio workouts to get your heart pumping right from your living room. MARCH IN PLACE Marching is a great way to start slowly increasing your heart rate. Start by standing in place then lifting the legs up in a steady march, lifting each knee as high as you can without losing your balance. Make sure that you are also pumping your arms in time with your feet. For the best outcome, lift your legs 20 times. SIDE STEPS Start by standing in the middle of the room with plenty of space for you to step left and right. Take a side step in one direction, then two side steps in the opposite direction, then move back two steps. If you’re worried about keeping your balance, try doing this within an arm’s length of a wall so you can reach out to steady yourself, and remember to keep your back straight. Repeat 20 times. SEATED ROWS While sitting in a chair, keep your spine straight and shoulders back. Extend your arms until they’re out in front of you, parallel with the floor. Using your
shoulder and back muscles, pull your arms toward you then back out in front, as though you were rowing a canoe. Repeat this exercise 8–10 times.
DANCE Dancing is a great cardio exercise and plenty of fun too! Pick your favorite dance style and start moving those feet. Some styles, such as ballet or hip- hop, can be more challenging, especially if your mobility is limited. However, freestyle is plenty of fun too. No matter how you choose to dance and whether you’re by yourself, with a friend, or with your spouse, turn on some music and start grooving to your favorite tunes. A Note on Safety: Before you get started on any exercises, make sure that the space around you is safe. Give yourself plenty of room to move around so you don’t have to worry about bumping into furniture and accidentally hurting yourself. If you’re an older adult, be sure to have a stable surface nearby just in case. A chair, for example, can help you steady yourself if you begin to lose your balance.
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5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Decline Workers’ Comp Benefits
If you’ve been involved in a motor vehicle collision while on the job, some attorneys might advise you to forget about a workers’ compensation claim and just file a personal injury claim. This is bad advice for several reasons. Here are the top five reasons why you should not waive your workers’ comp benefits after getting in a car wreck while on the job. First, Nevada only requires that drivers carry $25,000 in liability insurance coverage. This means if you’ve been involved in a car wreck, the person that hit you may only have $25,000 to cover you for your medical bills, pain and suffering, and lost wages. This is not very much money, especially if you have substantial injuries. The person who caused the wreck might not even have insurance! Alternatively, there’s no cap on the amount the worker’s comp insurance company will cover for your medical bills. If you run out of money in the personal injury claim, you might have to pay for your medical bills out of pocket. When you file a workers’ comp claim, medical providers are not allowed to bill you directly, so you’ll never have to pay out of pocket for medical bills. Second, there is a deadline to file a workers’ comp claim. If you wait too long, you may not be able to file a claim later if, for example, you find out that there’s not enough insurance coverage for your injuries through the personal injury claim. The safest thing to do is file a workers’ comp claim immediately so that you do not lose the right to file one later.
GRILLED CORN WITH PLANT-BASED AIOLI
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certain benefits under workers’ comp laws in Nevada. For example, if you’re unable to return to your pre-accident employment, the workers’ comp insurance company must find you a new job or retrain you to do something else. This vocational rehabilitation training is something you might not get if you fail to file a claim. Fourth, if your doctor takes you off of work while you’re receiving medical treatment under your workers’ comp claim, you’re entitled to receive a check every two weeks for two-thirds of your pay. Generally, in a personal injury case, you won’t receive any compensation until the very end of your claim, which could take several years to resolve. Fifth and finally, if you hire a law firm with attorneys experienced in handling both workers’ comp and personal injury claims (like Claggett & Sykes), you should be able to obtain a settlement in your worker’s comp case and, at the same time, also pursue a personal injury claim. That means you may receive two settlements instead of one from those claims. Generally, an injured worker will receive more money by pursuing both a workers’ compensation claim and a personal injury claim at the same time.
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4 ears corn, unhusked 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup unsweetened soy milk 1/2 cup sunflower oil
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1. In a large pot, boil corn for 30 minutes. 2. In a large blender or food processor, add garlic, soy milk, sunflower oil, vinegar, and salt. Combine until smooth by pulsing the blades. 3. Once the aioli mixture is blended, add raw spinach and blend again. 4. Drain corn and transfer to the grill for 10 minutes, rotating as necessary. 5. Taste aioli for consistency and flavor. Add more milk or oil to thicken it and add more salt to taste. 6. Top corn with aioli and serve.
Third, if you’ve suffered a serious injury and cannot return to your old job, you’re entitled to
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3 Tips for RVing on a Budget
BECOME A SAVVY RV USER And Save Money on Your Summer Road Trip
than shelling out money every night, consider free options. Search for public land that’s part of the Bureau of Land Management or in a Wildlife Management Area that allows overnight camping. Walmart allows RV parking at no cost, but some locations pose safety concerns. To mitigate this, well-meaning RVers have listed Walmart locations with red flags. You can check them out at AllStays.com. SAVE ON FUEL Fuel could be your biggest expense, but you can cut down on the inevitable by driving slower than 60 mph when it’s safe to do so. Once you hit 60 mph or above in your RV, your gas mileage will drop. Furthermore, you can keep your gas bill in check by sticking to trips within your state, planning your route to avoid unnecessary detours, and leaving early to miss the traffic. Each little action could make a big impact on your fuel bill. RE-USE ITEMS IN YOUR HOME You may have a long to-buy list for your RV, but not everything on there may be necessary. Before splurging on the latest gear, consider what you have in your home. Use old kitchen utensils and plates, cleaning supplies, bedding, and entertainment items like books and toys in your RV to save money and clear some clutter from your home. It’s a win-win!
This past fall, RV manufacturers reported a 31% increase in sales compared to 2019. This was no doubt related to an effort to stave off the spread of COVID-19, which had more families opting to take road trips and camp instead of going on tropical and European vacations. While the great outdoors can be the perfect affordable backdrop for family vacations, it doesn’t come without a cost.
You can hit the road without your bank account taking a hit with these three must-do tips!
STAY FOR FREE If you’re on a cross-country adventure, you will need a place to park and rest each night before continuing your adventure the next day. Rather
Looking for more RV tips? Check out GanderOutdoors.com or download apps like AllStay, RVParky, and State Lines. Happy trails!
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