Las Vegas Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

Struck by a vehicle while walking in Las Vegas, NV? Contact the top Las Vegas pedestrian accident lawyer to seek justice and compensation.

When a vehicle strikes a pedestrian in Las Vegas, the person on foot absorbs the full force of the collision and is left with broken bones, brain injuries, and months of lost income. Strip traffic, distracted tourists, impaired drivers leaving casinos, and wide arterial roads built for speed instead of safety produce hundreds of serious pedestrian crashes across Southern Nevada every year. While you focus on recovering, the insurance company handling the claim is often already looking for a reason to shift the blame onto you for stepping off the curb.

Ladah Injury & Car Accident Lawyers Las Vegas represents pedestrians who were doing everything right and still got hit. Founder Ramzy Ladah spent the early part of his career defending insurance companies at one of Nevada’s largest defense firms, and he now uses that same playbook against the carriers he once worked for. He is certified as a personal injury specialist by the Nevada State Bar, was named 2024 Litigator of the Year, and has recovered over $400 million for clients, including a $70.6 million wrongful death judgment. Every client gets their attorney’s personal cell phone number from day one, and every case is handled on contingency, so you owe us nothing unless we win.

Contact us today for a free consultation and discover how our pedestrian accident attorneys in Las Vegas can help you seek the compensation and justice you deserve.

How Our Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Help Victims in Las Vegas

Dealing with the aftermath of a pedestrian accident can be overwhelming when you’re facing serious injuries, mounting medical bills, and insurance companies trying to deny your claim. Having an experienced pedestrian accident attorney by your side makes all the difference in securing the compensation you deserve.

Our skilled pedestrian accident attorneys handle the entire legal process, protect your rights, and fight aggressively for maximum compensation. Here’s how our team helps if you’ve been injured as a pedestrian:

• 24/7 Client Support: We provide round-the-clock access to ensure your questions are answered and you understand every step of the legal process.
• Comprehensive Investigation: We launch an immediate investigation to determine fault and identify all liable parties, including drivers, employers, and property owners.
• Evidence Collection: Our team collects critical evidence including police reports, medical records, witness statements, surveillance footage, and accident scene data.
• Expert Witnesses: We work with accident reconstruction specialists, medical experts, and other professionals to strengthen your case.
• Insurance Protection: We handle all negotiations with insurance companies to prevent them from taking advantage of you during this vulnerable time.
• Trial Preparation: If insurance companies won’t offer fair compensation, we’re fully prepared to take your case to court.

We prioritize your recovery while fighting for the maximum compensation you deserve.

Do You Have a Case if You Were Partly at Fault?

Nevada follows a rule called modified comparative negligence, which means you can still recover compensation as long as you were 50% or less responsible for the accident. Your award is reduced by your percentage of fault, but it is not eliminated.

Crossing outside a marked crosswalk or jaywalking does not automatically bar your claim. Nevada law also recognizes unmarked crosswalks at most intersections, where drivers are legally required to yield. Insurance companies routinely try to inflate your share of blame to pay you less, and we counter that tactic with hard evidence.

One pattern we consistently see in pedestrian accident claims near the Las Vegas Strip is an adjuster raising jaywalking or an unmarked crosswalk within hours of the collision report becoming available. 

What we see across the pedestrian cases we handle around Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard is that the same argument gets recycled regardless of the actual sidewalk striping at the scene. We pull the LVMPD collision report, the signal timing logs, and any available surveillance footage before the insurer can lock in that narrative, and a scene photograph showing the sidewalk extension lines is often enough to bring an inflated fault percentage back down to a fair one.

Who Can Be Held Liable for a Las Vegas Pedestrian Accident?

Liability doesn’t always stop with the driver who hit you. Identifying every responsible party is critical because each additional defendant can mean additional insurance coverage available to you.

Potentially liable parties include:

• The at-fault driver
• The driver’s employer if the crash happened during work hours
• Rideshare companies like Uber or Lyft if the driver was on duty
• A bar, casino, or restaurant that over-served an intoxicated driver
• A government agency responsible for dangerous road conditions or a malfunctioning signal
• A property owner for a poorly lit or unsafe parking lot

What Evidence Proves Fault in a Pedestrian Accident?

Building a strong case depends on securing evidence before it disappears. Surveillance recordings from Las Vegas casinos and businesses are typically retained for only a short time, and vehicle data can be lost quickly as well. We send legal preservation letters immediately after you hire us to protect everything the insurer will later try to dispute.

Key evidence we pursue includes:

• Surveillance video from hotels, casinos, and nearby businesses
• Traffic signal timing records from city transportation agencies
• The official police report and citations issued at the scene
• Vehicle black box (Event Data Recorder) data showing speed and braking
• Witness statements gathered before memories fade
• Driver cell phone records proving distraction at the time of the crash

What to Do After Being Hit by a Car in Las Vegas

Your actions in the first 48 hours can directly affect the strength and value of your claim. Follow these steps to protect your health and your legal rights from the start.

Call 911 and Get Immediate Medical Attention

Adrenaline masks serious injuries like internal bleeding and traumatic brain injuries. Seeking treatment right away also creates the documented medical record that insurers require to connect your injuries to the crash.

Document the Scene and Gather Information

Photograph your injuries, the vehicle, and the surrounding scene, and collect the driver’s insurance information and contact details from any witnesses before they leave.

Avoid Giving a Recorded Statement to the Insurer

The at-fault driver’s insurance company will call quickly and ask for a recorded statement. Decline. These calls are designed to get you to say something that shifts more blame onto you and reduces your payout.

Contact a Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Right Away

The moment you hire us, we handle all communication with the insurance company so you can focus on recovery. If you can’t travel, we’ll come to you.

What Compensation Can You Recover After a Pedestrian Accident?

Nevada law allows you to pursue every financial and personal loss caused by your injuries. We document every medical bill, lost paycheck, and long-term need to calculate the full value of your claim, not just what the insurer is willing to offer to close the file quickly.

Damage Type	What It Covers
Medical Expenses	Emergency care, surgery, rehabilitation, and future treatment
Lost Wages	Income lost during recovery and reduced future earning capacity
Pain and Suffering	Physical pain, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life
Property Damage	Personal items destroyed or damaged in the crash
Punitive Damages	Available when conduct was grossly reckless, such as driving drunk

Families who lose a loved one in a pedestrian accident may also pursue a wrongful death claim for funeral costs, lost financial support, and loss of companionship.

“I was rear-ended when I was pregnant and had to have multiple surgeries. I’m beyond grateful for everybody, and I would definitely recommend Ramzy Ladah and his law firm to anyone who’s looking for a great lawyer.” – J.L

Will Insurance Pay for a Pedestrian Accident in Nevada?

Nevada’s minimum auto liability limits may not cover the full cost of a serious pedestrian injury. We identify every available insurance policy to make sure no compensation is left unclaimed.

• Your Own UM/UIM and MedPay: Your auto policy’s Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and Medical Payments coverage applies even when you’re struck on foot, a resource most injured pedestrians never realize exists until we tell them.
• Hit-and-Run Claims: If the driver fled and cannot be identified, your Uninsured Motorist coverage is typically your primary source of recovery.
• Commercial and rideshare policies: If the driver was working for an employer, delivery company, or rideshare platform at the time of the crash, commercial policies worth $1 million or more may be available.

A tactic we see repeatedly from adjusters handling pedestrian claims in Las Vegas is offering a quick settlement equal to the driver’s minimum liability limits before the victim’s own UM/UIM coverage has even been identified. What we consistently find across these claims is that a client’s own auto policy often holds more available coverage than the at-fault driver’s policy itself. We request the complete declarations page from every carrier involved, including any resort or rideshare policy that might apply, before we let a case get valued off a single limit.

Where Do Pedestrian Accidents Happen in Las Vegas?

Las Vegas’s 24/7 tourist traffic, wide multi-lane roads, and active nightlife create pedestrian hazards unlike those in most cities. We’ve handled cases from the city’s most dangerous locations.

• The Las Vegas Strip: Long crosswalk cycles, crowded intersections, and distracted drivers near major resorts create constant risk, especially around Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard.
• Downtown and Fremont Street: Narrow side streets with limited sidewalks and heavy nightlife foot traffic are a dangerous combination.
• Wide Arterial Roads: Tropicana, Sahara, Flamingo, Decatur, and Charleston are built for speed, not pedestrians, and crashes on these roads are frequently catastrophic.
• Parking Lots and Valet Lanes: Reversing and turning vehicles in casino and shopping center parking areas cause serious injuries more often than most people expect.

Across the pedestrian claims we’ve worked through in Clark County, injuries from crashes on Tropicana Avenue and Flamingo Road tend to arrive at the same two trauma centers, UMC and Sunrise Hospital, within minutes of each other on a busy weekend night. 

What we see repeatedly is that the ambulance run sheet and the trauma team’s initial imaging become the single most persuasive piece of evidence when an insurer tries to argue an injury was pre-existing. Claims filed in the Eighth Judicial District Court carry more weight with adjusters once they know we’ve already secured that documentation.

What Injuries Do Pedestrians Commonly Suffer?

When a vehicle strikes a pedestrian, the human body absorbs the full force of the impact with no protection whatsoever. The injuries are often severe, permanent, and require months or years of ongoing treatment.

Common injuries we handle include:

• Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and concussions
• Spinal cord damage and paralysis
• Complex fractures of the legs, hips, and pelvis
• Internal organ damage and internal bleeding
• Severe road rash, degloving, and soft tissue damage

How Long Do You Have to File a Pedestrian Accident Claim in Nevada?

Nevada’s statute of limitations, the legal deadline to file a lawsuit, is two years from the date of the accident for most pedestrian injury claims. If a government entity caused the crash through a faulty road design or broken signal, you still have two years to file, but Nevada law also requires a separate written notice of claim to be filed with that government entity under NRS 41.036.

Missing this deadline permanently bars your right to compensation. Contact us as soon as you are able, waiting costs you evidence.

Why Choose Ladah Injury & Car Accident Lawyers Las Vegas

Our firm combines extensive experience with proven results in pedestrian accident cases. We have secured substantial recoveries for injured clients throughout Nevada.

• Former Insurance Defense Experience gives us unique insight into how insurance companies evaluate and defend claims. We use this knowledge to maximize your compensation.
• Certified Personal Injury Specialists with Attorney Ramzy Ladah being one of only a handful of attorneys certified by the State Bar of Nevada.
• Trial-Ready Approach means we prepare every case as if it will go to court, giving us negotiating leverage with insurance companies.
• Local Knowledge of Las Vegas roads, courts, and legal procedures provides strategic advantages in your case.
• 24/7 Availability ensures you always have access to your attorney when questions arise.

We work exclusively on a contingency fee basis with no upfront costs to you.

Our Results Force Insurers to Pay Full Value

We don’t take the fast settlement and move on. Our willingness to go all the way to a jury verdict is exactly what forces insurers to pay what a case is actually worth, not what’s easiest for them to approve.

• $70,625,594.80, Wrongful Death Judgment
• $15,000,000.00, Reckless-Driving Jury Verdict
• $11,000,000.00, Head Injury Settlement
• $10,000,000.00, Trucking Accident Jury Verdict

We hold an AV Preeminent® peer-review rating, a perfect 10.0 Avvo score, and placements on the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators. Insurance companies know our name before we make the first call.

“Ramzy is just very thorough, and he explains things very well. He was in contact with me consistently. I felt like I knew what was going on at all times. And the way he prepared me made me feel very confident in both my ability to testify and also in his strategy. If you are hurt, if you’ve been in a car accident, if you have been injured in some way, I would recommend Ladah Law.” – A. Wilson

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I Still File a Claim if I Was Jaywalking When I Was Hit?

Yes. Nevada’s modified comparative negligence law allows you to recover as long as you were not more than 50% at fault, jaywalking alone rarely makes you the majority cause of a crash.

Does My Own Car Insurance Cover Me if I Was Hit as a Pedestrian?

In most cases, yes. Your auto policy’s Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and Medical Payments coverage typically follow you even when you’re walking, not driving.

Do I Have to Give the Other Driver’s Insurance Company a Recorded Statement?

No. Politely decline and direct the adjuster to your attorney, recorded statements are routinely used to assign more blame to pedestrians and reduce their payouts.

How Quickly Is Casino Surveillance Footage Overwritten?

Most Las Vegas hotels and casinos overwrite surveillance footage within 7 to 14 days, we send legal preservation letters the same day you hire us.

Can I Recover Punitive Damages if the Driver Was Drunk?

Yes. Nevada allows punitive damages when conduct is grossly negligent, which includes driving under the influence, and these damages can significantly increase your total recovery.

Can You Handle My Case if I Don’t Live in Nevada?

Yes. We regularly represent tourists and out-of-state visitors injured in Las Vegas, managing nearly everything remotely so you can recover at home.

What Happens if the Hit-and-Run Driver Is Never Found?

Your Uninsured Motorist coverage is typically your primary option for compensation. We also investigate available surveillance footage and witness accounts to attempt to identify the responsible driver.

Contact Ladah Injury & Car Accident Lawyers Las Vegas

You don’t have to face this alone. Call us any time, day or night, and speak directly with a Nevada personal injury specialist. Your consultation is free, and you owe us nothing unless we win.

By Your Side, Securing Your Future.

Call (702) 252-0055 now or contact us online for a free consultation and discover how our pedestrian accident attorneys can help with your case.

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