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Saluting Judge Philip Pro's Quarter Century Of Nevada District Service, Carl W. Tobias
Saluting Judge Philip Pro's Quarter Century Of Nevada District Service, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
United States District Judge Philip M. Pro recently assumed senior status after more than two dozen years of exemplary service-five as chief judge-on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, the federal trial court that serves the entire state of Nevada. Everyone who knows Judge Pro understands that senior status will not mean semi-retirement for him because he will continue devoting his tremendous energy to assuring that the District of Nevada promptly, inexpensively, and fairly resolves the myriad challenging cases on its docket.
Smart Grid Technology: The Future Of The Electric Utility Industry, Michael W. Yackira
Smart Grid Technology: The Future Of The Electric Utility Industry, Michael W. Yackira
University of Richmond Law Review
Energy is leading many agendas these days, and, indeed, the energy landscape is changing-taking it a step further, it is actually transforming. This could be as big a transformation for the electric utility industry as the automated teller machine was for the banking industry and the cell phone was for telecommunications.
Procedural Provisions In Nevada Medical Malpractice Reform, Carl W. Tobias
Procedural Provisions In Nevada Medical Malpractice Reform, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
In late July 2002, a special session of the Nevada Legislature passed medical malpractice reform legislation. The expressly-stated purpose of this statute is remedying, or at least ameliorating, the "serious threat to the health, welfare and safety of [Nevada] residents" which is posed by the state's "extreme difficulties attracting and maintaining a sufficient network of physicians to meet [residents'] needs." Moreover, the measure emphasizes substantive reforms that are primarily intended to limit the potential liability of certain health care providers for negligent actions. However, the legislation encompasses numerous "procedural" provisions, which may be equally important as the substantive reforms that …
Intentional Infliction Of Mental Distress In Nevada, Carl W. Tobias
Intentional Infliction Of Mental Distress In Nevada, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
The independent cause of action for the intentional infliction of mental distress (IIMD) is the only modern intentional tort for physical injury to persons. State court judges in the United States initially recognized the freestanding cause of action during the mid-twentieth century. Nevertheless, considerable confusion has attended the judicial recognition, articulation, and application of this tort in a substantial number of American jurisdictions. The jurisprudence of IIMD that members of the Nevada Supreme Court as well as attorneys and litigants in Nevada have developed has remained rather clear, although the justices have decided comparatively few cases in which they have …