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Full-Text Articles in Law
Summary Of Bell V. Leven, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 43, Jeff Hall
Summary Of Bell V. Leven, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 43, Jeff Hall
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Beckwith V. State Farm Fire And Casualty Co., Ira David
Summary Of Beckwith V. State Farm Fire And Casualty Co., Ira David
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Kourafas V. Basic Food Flavors, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 22, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy
Summary Of Kourafas V. Basic Food Flavors, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 22, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order dismissing appellant’s breach of contract claim and awarding attorney’s fees and costs to respondent.
Summary Of Traffic Control Services V. United Rentals, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 19, Christopher Carson
Summary Of Traffic Control Services V. United Rentals, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 19, Christopher Carson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Philip A. Burkhardt and his employer, Traffic Control Services (Traffic Control) appealed the issuance of a preliminary injunction enforcing a noncompetiton covenant in favor of United Rentals (United), the purchaser of the corporate assets of NES Trench Shoring (NES), Burkhardt’s former employer. The main issue on appeal was Burkhardt’s contention that the covenant not to compete he made with NES could not be assigned during a corporate sale absent some consideration. Burkhardt, Traffic Control, United, and NES all specialize in renting and selling trench shoring equipment to underground construction contractors in the greater Las Vegas area. During 1999 and 2000 …
Arbitration, Unconscionability, And Equilibrium: The Return Of Unconscionability Analysis As A Counterweight To Arbitration Formalism, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Arbitration, Unconscionability, And Equilibrium: The Return Of Unconscionability Analysis As A Counterweight To Arbitration Formalism, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Scholarly Works
However incomplete, unaggressive, or sub-optimal, unconscionability analysis of arbitration agreements has made something of a comeback in the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century. Just as nature abhors a vacuum, water seeks to be level, and ecosystems work to retain environmental stability, the legal system has witnessed an incremental effort by lower courts to soften the rough edges of the Supreme Court's pro-arbitration jurisprudence through rediscovery of what might be called the “unconscionability norm”--a collective judicial view as to what aspects of an arbitration arrangement are too unfair to merit judicial enforcement. In rediscovering and reinvigorating the unconscionability norm …
Summary Of Ringle V. Bruton, Kirk Reynolds
Summary Of Ringle V. Bruton, Kirk Reynolds
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Ringle was the owner of the Stagecoach Casino and Hotel in Beatty, Nevada and hired Bruton in June 1992 to work as the general manager of the facility. Bruton agreed to a two-year contract with an annual gross salary of $44,990 as well as $1,800 in monthly bonuses provided certain goals were reached. Bruton was employed at the Stagecoach for four years. After two years, the parties did not execute a new contract, nor did they renew the old contract. After the contract expired in 1994, Ringle provided Bruton with a company car as well as periodic raises for which …
Summary Of D. R. Horton, Inc. V. Green, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 63, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy
Summary Of D. R. Horton, Inc. V. Green, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 63, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order denying a motion to compel arbitration.
Summary Of Nolm, Llc V. County Of Clark, Matt Wagner
Summary Of Nolm, Llc V. County Of Clark, Matt Wagner
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Clark County (“the County”) wanted to sell the remnants of two parcels of land after finishing constructing five lanes at the Desert Inn Arterial. The combined acreage of the two parcels totaled .49 acres. At a public auction, the County advertised the land under the former legal description, which described the property as being .92 acres. Neil Ohriner, the sole owner of Nolm, LLC, realized the legal property description was incorrect. He then bid on the parcels, winning them for $340,000.00. The Grant, Bargain, and Sale Deed delivered to escrow likewise incorrectly described the property as .92 acres. After escrow …
Summary Of United Nat’L Ins. Co. V. Frontier Ins. Co., Matt Wagner
Summary Of United Nat’L Ins. Co. V. Frontier Ins. Co., Matt Wagner
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case addresses an insurance company’s duties to defend and indemnify an insured under a comprehensive general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy. The court reviews the issue by examining the language of the specific CGL policy.
One For All, But None For (All Of) One: Revised Article 1 Of The Uniform Commercial Code (Part 1 Of 2), Keith A. Rowley
One For All, But None For (All Of) One: Revised Article 1 Of The Uniform Commercial Code (Part 1 Of 2), Keith A. Rowley
Scholarly Works
This article examines four major differences between Revised Article 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code and Nevada's current (as of 2004) version of Article 1, codified at N.R.S. §§ 104.1101 et seq.
Summary Of Zhang V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 104, Christopher Carson
Summary Of Zhang V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 104, Christopher Carson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
On February 1, 2004, Lanlin Zhang contracted to buy former realtor Frank Sorichetti’s Las Vegas home for $532,500. On February 3, 2004 Sorichetti told Zhang that he was terminating the sale “to stay in the home a little longer.” Sorichetti then stated that he would sell Zhang the home if she paid more money. Zhang agreed and another contract was drafted that same day reciting a sales price of $578,000. On February 16, 2004, Sorichetti notified Zhang that a murder had occurred in the home several years earlier, and that Zhang could cancel the sales contract if she desired. Subsequently, …