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Summary Of Saavedra-Sandoval V. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 55, Kammi Rencher
Summary Of Saavedra-Sandoval V. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 55, Kammi Rencher
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
A plaintiff in a tort action appealed from a district court order denying her motion to enlarge time for service of process.
Summary Of Yonker Construction, Inc. V. Hulme, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 54, Justin Shiroff
Summary Of Yonker Construction, Inc. V. Hulme, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 54, Justin Shiroff
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court considered an appeal from a district court order expunging a mechanic’s lien under NRS 108.2275.
Summary Of Bahena V. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57, Michael Gianelloni
Summary Of Bahena V. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57, Michael Gianelloni
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Nevada Supreme Court denied Goodyear’s request for a rehearing regarding the Court’s ruling in Bahena I.2 Additionally, the Court clarified that evidentiary hearings are not mandatory for non-case concluding sanctions.
Summary Of Awada V. Shuffle Master, Inc., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57, Magali Calderon
Summary Of Awada V. Shuffle Master, Inc., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57, Magali Calderon
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Moon V. Mcdonald, Carano & Wilson, Llp, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 56, David Rothenburg
Summary Of Moon V. Mcdonald, Carano & Wilson, Llp, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 56, David Rothenburg
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Wyeth V. Rowatt, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 44, Yam Xiong Li
Summary Of Wyeth V. Rowatt, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 44, Yam Xiong Li
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Elyousef V. O’Reilly & Ferrario, Llc, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 43, Ashley C. Nikkel
Summary Of Elyousef V. O’Reilly & Ferrario, Llc, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 43, Ashley C. Nikkel
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
An appeal from a summary judgment in a legal malpractice action.
Summary Of Schiff V. Winchell, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 32, Amy Kominsky
Summary Of Schiff V. Winchell, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 32, Amy Kominsky
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined whether the pre-judgment interest rate is calculated based the date of the original judgment or the date of affirmation on appeal.
Summary Of Quinlan V. Camden Usa Inc., 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30, Zachary Lowe
Summary Of Quinlan V. Camden Usa Inc., 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30, Zachary Lowe
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from district court’s award of attorney fees and costs in favor of Camden pursuant to a rejected offer of judgment on behalf of Quinlan. The Court decided whether Nevada would adopt an implied consent to service by facsimile for an offer of judgment under NRS 17.115 and NRCP 68.M
Summary Of Polk V. Nevada, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 19, John L. Ward
Summary Of Polk V. Nevada, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 19, John L. Ward
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of In Re Sandoval, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 15, Amy Kominsky
Summary Of In Re Sandoval, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 15, Amy Kominsky
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case is a certified question that originates from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada to determine whether a default judgment entered for failure to respond to a valid complaint has issue preclusive effects.
Summary Of Foster V. Dingwall, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 5, Anthony R. Sassi
Summary Of Foster V. Dingwall, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 5, Anthony R. Sassi
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court clarifies and explains the procedure announced in Huneycutt v. Huneycutt 2 for seeking a remand to the district court to alter, vacate, or otherwise modify or change a district court order or judgment after an appeal to the Supreme Court has been perfected. Additionally, the Court explains that the perfection of the appeal does not toll the six-month period for seeking NRCP 60(b)(2) relief.
Summary Of Dictor V. Creative Mgmt. Servs., Llc, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 4, Tenesa S. Scaturro
Summary Of Dictor V. Creative Mgmt. Servs., Llc, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 4, Tenesa S. Scaturro
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal of district court order granting summary judgment.
Summary Of Great Basin Water Network V. State Eng’R, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 2, Jason Vanmeetren
Summary Of Great Basin Water Network V. State Eng’R, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 2, Jason Vanmeetren
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
A 2003 amendment to section 533.3702 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, empowering the State Engineer to postpone taking action on water appropriation applications “[for] municipal use,” applies retroactively to applications filed within one year of the 2003 amendment and does not apply to applications filed more than one year prior the amendment.
The Potential Contribution Of Adr To An Integrated Curriculum: Preparing Law Students For Real World Lawyering, Jean R. Sternlight
The Potential Contribution Of Adr To An Integrated Curriculum: Preparing Law Students For Real World Lawyering, Jean R. Sternlight
Scholarly Works
This Article briefly reviews the long history of critiques of legal education that highlight the failure to adequately prepare students for what they will and should do as attorneys. It takes a sober look at the hurdles reformers face when trying to make significant curricular changes and proposes a modest menu of reforms that interested faculty and law schools can largely achieve without investing substantial additional resources. This Article emphasizes the special contributions that alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can provide to legal education more generally. ADR instruction is an important corrective to a curriculum that routinely conveys the erroneous implication …
Lawyerless Dispute Resolution: Rethinking A Paradigm, Jean R. Sternlight
Lawyerless Dispute Resolution: Rethinking A Paradigm, Jean R. Sternlight
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Do participants in mediation and arbitration have attorneys? Do they need them? Although the phenomenon of pro se litigation has received substantial attention in recent years, few commentators or policymakers have focused on these questions. The failure to focus on the possible need for representation in mediation and arbitration is based on an often unstated premise that because ADR processes are purportedly non-adversarial or less adversarial than litigation, disputants need representation less in ADR than they do in litigation. This Article suggests that the failure to focus on the possible need for representation in mediation and arbitration is fundamentally misguided. …