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Summary Of Koller V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 20, Amy S. Scarborough
Summary Of Koller V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 20, Amy S. Scarborough
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a writ of prohibition granted by the Third Judicial District Court, State of Nevada.
Summary Of Nelson V. Heer, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 81, Denise Balboni
Summary Of Nelson V. Heer, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 81, Denise Balboni
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Motion to support a stay pending an appeal by security other than a supersedeas bond.
Summary Of Wood V. Safeway, Inc., 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 73, Michael Shalmy
Summary Of Wood V. Safeway, Inc., 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 73, Michael Shalmy
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
A mentally handicapped female working for Safeway Stores, Inc. was sexually assaulted at work by an employee of a company that provided janitorial services for Safeway. The assaults occurred in a storage room and in the parking lot while she was gathering shopping carts. She filed a complaint against Safeway and the janitorial company, Action Cleaning, alleging five causes of action as a result of the sexual assault. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Safeway, determining that Safeway was immune from suit because of coverage provided by the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act (the “NIIA”). The district court …
Summary Of Whealon V. Sterling, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 66, Jarrod Rickard
Summary Of Whealon V. Sterling, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 66, Jarrod Rickard
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant agent sought review of a summary judgment from the Eighth Judicial District Court, which ruled in favor of respondent entertainer in a contract dispute.
Summary Of Szydel V. Markman, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 47, Hagar Labouz
Summary Of Szydel V. Markman, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 47, Hagar Labouz
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant Szydel brought a medical malpractice claim against Dr. Markman after he left a surgical needle inside her breast following a surgical procedure. Szydel and her husband filed a malpractice claim in district court and Dr. Markman moved to dismiss because the complaint was not accompanied by a medical expert’s affidavit, as required by statute. Szydel claimed that her action was filed under Nevada’s res ipsa loquitur statute and thus did not require a medical expert’s affidavit.
Summary Of Kahn V. Morse & Mowbray, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 48, Hagar Labouz
Summary Of Kahn V. Morse & Mowbray, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 48, Hagar Labouz
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This action arises out of a business agreement between the Kahns and their son, Eric. The Kahns violated the agreement with Eric by selling their business to their other son, Frank. The Kahns hired Byrd and his firm, Morse & Mowbray, to represent them. Shortly thereafter the parties reached a settlement, and the Kahns reneged on the settlement. Eric filed an action against the Kahns for specific enforcement of the settlement and Byrd and his firm declined to contest Eric’s contentions regarding the settlement. The district court held a hearing for specific enforcement of the settlement and found that all …
Summary Of Lee V. Ball, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 38, Jared R. Gibb
Summary Of Lee V. Ball, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 38, Jared R. Gibb
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case involved an appeal from a district court judgment in a personal injury case, entered pursuant to a jury verdict which initially awarded the plaintiff $1,300 in damages. The plaintiff subsequently requested a new trial or, in the alternative, additur. The district court awarded the plaintiff an additur of $8,200 and prejudgment interest, without offering the defendant a new trial on damages.
Summary Of Matter Of Harrison Living Trust, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 26, Jarrod Rickard
Summary Of Matter Of Harrison Living Trust, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 26, Jarrod Rickard
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
An appeal challenging a district court decision denying the petition of a trust beneficiary asking for an order surcharging the trustee for breach of fiduciary duty in distributing assets according to court order that the trustee knew was void.
Summary Of Aviation Ventures, Inc. V. Joan Morris, Inc., 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 13, 110 P.3d 59, Bryce Loveland
Summary Of Aviation Ventures, Inc. V. Joan Morris, Inc., 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 13, 110 P.3d 59, Bryce Loveland
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Reno Hilton Resort Corp. V. Verderber, 121 Nev. Adv. Rep. 1 , Robert M. Henriksen
Summary Of Reno Hilton Resort Corp. V. Verderber, 121 Nev. Adv. Rep. 1 , Robert M. Henriksen
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
A class action was brought as a result of a Norwalk-like virus outbreak at the Reno Hilton in May and June of 1996. The district court divided the action into two phases. The first phase consisted of a jury trial regarding liability and class-wide punitive damages. The jury, imposing $25 million in punitive damages, found that the appellant’s (Reno Hilton Resort Corp.) policy of unpaid sick leave was the proximate cause of the outbreak. The second phase, which has not yet ensued, will consist of individual hearings to assess compensatory damages for each class member. Following the conclusion of the …
Summary Of Jordan V. State, Dep’T Of Motor Vehicles, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 7, Daria Snadowsky
Summary Of Jordan V. State, Dep’T Of Motor Vehicles, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 7, Daria Snadowsky
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Jordan v. State rules on two separate appeals that address the same issue of first impression regarding guidelines Nevada state courts must follow in order to restrict court access to in proper person litigants with in forma pauperis status. This case also reconfirms the process by which in forma applications are reviewed. In the first case, respondent Officer Jimmie W. Jones arrested proper person appellant James Jacob Jordan for trespassing on state property2 after Jordan did not heed Officer Jones’s warning to leave the premises. After the trespass charge was dropped the following day, Jordan sued Officer Jones along with …
Summary Of In The Matter Of The Estate Of John W. Bowlds, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 100, Kristen T. Gallagher
Summary Of In The Matter Of The Estate Of John W. Bowlds, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 100, Kristen T. Gallagher
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
An appeal from both parties regarding a court’s review of fee agreements between an estate and its attorneys.
Summary Of State V. Sutton, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 99, Kristen T. Gallagher
Summary Of State V. Sutton, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 99, Kristen T. Gallagher
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a final judgment from a breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in an employment law case.
Summary Of United Insurance Company Of America Vs. Chapman, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 83, Ryan Hall
Summary Of United Insurance Company Of America Vs. Chapman, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 83, Ryan Hall
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the prejudgment interest awarded to Chapman should have been calculated pursuant to the specific interest statute, rather than the general interest statute, because the special interest statute was in effect when the judgment was entered. The district court had erred by awarding the attorney fees to Chapman, because United’s claim was brought on reasonable ground. The award of postjudgment interest awarded to Chapman was also reversed.
Summary Of Middleton Vs. Warden, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 74, Ryan Hall
Summary Of Middleton Vs. Warden, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 74, Ryan Hall
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Nevada Supreme Court removed Middleton’s appointed appellate counsel due to substandard representation. On initial review, the Nevada Supreme Court ordered Middleton's counsel to submit an amended brief, limited to 80 pages. Counsel's "amended" brief was simply the original brief with the final few pages removed so as to meet the 80-page requirement. Counsel had repeatedly violated court orders, and the work product he ultimately submitted was unacceptable for representation of a client who was facing a death sentence.
Summary Of Bohlmann V. Printz, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 62, Z. Ryan Pahnke
Summary Of Bohlmann V. Printz, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 62, Z. Ryan Pahnke
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Pan V. Eighth Judicial District Court, 120 Nev. Adv.Op.No.26, Ronda Heilig
Summary Of Pan V. Eighth Judicial District Court, 120 Nev. Adv.Op.No.26, Ronda Heilig
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
When all of the “prerequisites for finality are met, an order that dismisses a case for forum non conveniens is a final judgment that should be reviewed on appeal,”2 and not via a petition for a writ of mandamus.
Summary Of Attorney General V. Nos, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 11, Christopher W. Carson
Summary Of Attorney General V. Nos, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 11, Christopher W. Carson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Health Plan Of Nev., Inc. V. Rainbow Medical, Llc, Matt Wagner
Summary Of Health Plan Of Nev., Inc. V. Rainbow Medical, Llc, Matt Wagner
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case was an appeal and cross-appeal dealing with Nevada’s Uniform Arbitration Act and the scope of judicial review of an arbitration award.
Summary Of State, Div. Child & Family Servs. V. Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 50, Shane Jasmine Young
Summary Of State, Div. Child & Family Servs. V. Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 50, Shane Jasmine Young
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The State sought a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenging the district court’s oral contempt order and sanctions.
Summary Of Rickard V. Montgomery Ward & Co., 120 Nev. Ad. Op. 54, Amanda Yen
Summary Of Rickard V. Montgomery Ward & Co., 120 Nev. Ad. Op. 54, Amanda Yen
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
On January 23, 1993, appellant David Rickard was involved in an incident at the Montgomery Ward store. On April 20, 1993, he filed a complaint in the Clark County District Court alleging various claims against the store. Approximately four years after the complaint was filed in court, Ward filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding with the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware. In accordance with federal bankruptcy law, Rickard’s action in the Nevada district court was stayed. On August 25, 1998, Rickard filed a motion for relief from stay in order to further his action against Ward. …
Summary Of Maki V. Chong, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Hilary Barrett
Summary Of Maki V. Chong, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Hilary Barrett
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order applying the statutory homestead exemption to a debtor’s real property.