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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.
Summary Of Nc-Dsh, Inc. V. Garner, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 50, Amy C. Ma
Summary Of Nc-Dsh, Inc. V. Garner, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 50, Amy C. Ma
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order vacating a stipulated final judgment under NRCP 60(b) for fraud on the court.
Summary Of In Re Estate Of Miller, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. 42, Daniel M. Ryan
Summary Of In Re Estate Of Miller, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. 42, Daniel M. Ryan
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case is an appeal and cross-appeal from the district court’s order denying the defendant’s motion for attorney fees but awarding costs in a case pertaining to the distribution of the decedent’s (Rose Miller’s) estate.
Summary Of Bower V. Harrah’S Laughlin, Inc., 125 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 37, John Ward
Summary Of Bower V. Harrah’S Laughlin, Inc., 125 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 37, John Ward
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Foster V. Dingwall, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 6, Daniel M. Ryan
Summary Of Foster V. Dingwall, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 6, Daniel M. Ryan
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case pertained to a contracts action. Appellants appealed the district court’s decision to strike the appellants’ pleadings and enter a default judgment against them as a discovery sanction, as well as the district court’s decision to award compensatory damages and attorney and special master fees to the appellees
Summary Of Five Star Capital Corp. V. Ruby, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 88, Michelle D. Alarie
Summary Of Five Star Capital Corp. V. Ruby, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 88, Michelle D. Alarie
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court’s grant of summary judgment against petitioner Five Star Capital Corp. for bringing a second lawsuit barred by res judicata.
Summary Of Anse, Inc. V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court Of State Ex Rel. County Of Clark, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 74, Joanna M. Myers
Summary Of Anse, Inc. V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court Of State Ex Rel. County Of Clark, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 74, Joanna M. Myers
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Barney V. Mt. Rose Heating & Air Conditioning, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 71, Elena Roberts
Summary Of Barney V. Mt. Rose Heating & Air Conditioning, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 71, Elena Roberts
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Torrealba V. Kesmetis, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 10, Barbara Mcdonald
Summary Of Torrealba V. Kesmetis, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 10, Barbara Mcdonald
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court summary judgment in a tort action.
Summary Of Loomis V. Whitehead, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 7, Charles R. Peterson
Summary Of Loomis V. Whitehead, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 7, Charles R. Peterson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from an order granting partial summary judgment in a contract action. Summary judgment was based on NRS 602.070, barring persons who fail to file a fictitious name certificate from suing on any contract or agreement made under the fictitious name. Nevada Supreme Court (the “Court”) reversed and remanded.
Summary Of Dancer V. Golden Coin, Ltd., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No.2, Tyler Ure
Summary Of Dancer V. Golden Coin, Ltd., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No.2, Tyler Ure
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court’s order dismissing claims and counterclaims in a labor law dispute.
Summary Of Lioce V. Cohen, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 1, Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Lioce V. Cohen, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 1, Nevada Law Journal
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This is an en banc rehearing of Lioce v. Cohen.1 This case involves the consolidated appeals of four district court orders, two granting new trials because of attorney misconduct and two denying new trials because of attorney misconduct.
Summary Of Hsu V. County Of Clark, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 60, Diane L. Welch
Summary Of Hsu V. County Of Clark, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 60, Diane L. Welch
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case is an appeal from a district court order, entered on remand, dismissing an inverse condemnation action. While the current appeal was pending, the Nevada Supreme Court decided an intervening case with substantively similar facts which changed Nevada law when analyzing airspace takings.
Summary Of Sfpp, L.P. V. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 56, Jared Christensen
Summary Of Sfpp, L.P. V. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 56, Jared Christensen
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal for writ of prohibition to determine if a district court can retain jurisdiction over disputes from a settlement agreement between parties, after the district court previously dismissed the case with prejudice.ve-flas
Summary Of Leven V. Frey, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 40, William Miller
Summary Of Leven V. Frey, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 40, William Miller
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This appeal clarifies the procedure and standard for judgment renewal, under NRS 17.214. The Nevada Supreme Court held that an individual must show timely filing of an affidavit, timely recording of the affidavit (if the judgment to be renewed was recorded), and timely service of the affidavit. Furthermore, the statutory language requires strict compliance.
Summary Of Arnold V. Kip, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, Barbara Mcdonald
Summary Of Arnold V. Kip, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, Barbara Mcdonald
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Clark Cty. Sch. Dist. V. Richardson Constr., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 39, Danielle Tarmu
Summary Of Clark Cty. Sch. Dist. V. Richardson Constr., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 39, Danielle Tarmu
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from judgment awarding $225,000 to Richardson Construction and order imposing sanctions upon Clark County School District (hereinafter “CCSD”).
Summary Of Caballero V. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 34, Jerald Van Rhyn
Summary Of Caballero V. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 34, Jerald Van Rhyn
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Petitioner Caballero didn’t speak English and wanted an interpreter for his small claims proceedings. The justice court denied his request on the ground that he wasn’t disabled under NRS 50.050.2 The Supreme Court held that the justice court had an inherent power to allow a volunteer interpreter or appoint one in the alternative if justice demands it. Further, the Supreme Court held that the justice court had an express power of appointment under JCRCP 43(f).3 The Supreme Court therefore issued a write of mandamus ordering the district court’s order vacated and remanding the issue to justice court for consideration.
Summary Of Marcuse V. Del Webb Communities, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30, Jeremy K. Cooper
Summary Of Marcuse V. Del Webb Communities, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30, Jeremy K. Cooper
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal of a district court’s dismissal of a construction defect class action. Also, appeal from a district court’s denial of appellants’ motion to consolidate their claim and their motion for a separate trial within a class action (first action) and appeal from a district court’s order granting respondent’s motion to dismiss appellant’s pursuit of a second action independent from the class action under the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel (second action). The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the class action based on the settlement and reversed the district court’s order granting respondent’s motion to …
Summary Of Nelson V. Heer, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 26, Shauna Welsh
Summary Of Nelson V. Heer, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 26, Shauna Welsh
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Review of district court’s order denying a motion for judgment as a matter of law based on the statutory interpretation of N.R.S. Chapter 113, which governs the sale of real property.
Summary Of Callie V. Bowling, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 22, Bret Meich
Summary Of Callie V. Bowling, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 22, Bret Meich
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The court considered whether a judgment creditor in a domesticated foreign judgment may add a nonparty to a final judgment, under the alter ego doctrine, simply by moving to amend the judgment. The court held that such a procedure violates the due process rights of the nonparty whom the creditor seeks to add. To observe the requisite attributes of due process, a judgment creditor who wishes to assert an alter ego claim must do so in an independent action against the alleged alter ego.
Summary Of Schmidt V. Washoe County, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 16, Matthew H. Engle
Summary Of Schmidt V. Washoe County, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 16, Matthew H. Engle
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Gary R. Schmidt raised six alleging violation of Nevada’s Open Meeting Law, NRS § 241 et seq. The first four stemmed from a Washoe County Board of Commissioners (“WCBC”) meeting on January 11, 2005. First, that the WCBC violated the Open Meeting Law by “pulling” a lobbying contract from its agenda. Second, that WCBC violated the law when it allegedly deliberated on whether to remove the lobbying contract item from its agenda. Third, that WCBC improperly reduced his allotment of time to speak on the lobbying contract. Fourth, that WCBC improperly refused to read into the record letters written by …
Summary Of Edwards V. Ghandour, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 14, Jennifer Arias
Summary Of Edwards V. Ghandour, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 14, Jennifer Arias
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
On October 22, 1998, Edwards and two of his business partners filed their original complaint. In the complaint, Edwards and his partners alleged they were fraudulently induced into leasing restaurant space and brought claims against eleven defendants. While counsel initially represented Edwards and his partners, the lawyer was forced to withdraw, after being disbarred. In his amended complaint, Edwards, who was not authorized to practice law, named, on their behalf, both business partners. In fact, Edwards named one partner who wished to be removed. The district court ruled that the amended complaint would relate solely to Edwards and removed the …
Summary Of Monroe V. Columbia Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 13, Ryan Andrus
Summary Of Monroe V. Columbia Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 13, Ryan Andrus
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant Monroe appeals from the Eighth Judicial District Court’s grant of dismissal pursuant to NRCP 41(e). Monroe brought claims on behalf of herself and her son James.
Summary Of Francesca Bero-Wachs V. The Law Office Of Logar And Pulver, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 10, Judy Carol Cox
Summary Of Francesca Bero-Wachs V. The Law Office Of Logar And Pulver, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 10, Judy Carol Cox
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant Bero-Wachs appeals from a district court order upholding her attorney’s lien which attached her IRA accounts and included accountant fees. Respondent Lograr petitions for a writ of mandamus, seeking a declaration that Bero-Wachs’ alimony award is attachable to his attorney’s lien.
Summary Of Washoe Med. Ctr. V. Dist. Ct., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 110, Aubree Nielsen
Summary Of Washoe Med. Ctr. V. Dist. Ct., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 110, Aubree Nielsen
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
An appeal involving an issue of first impression – whether a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action may amend her complaint, under NRCP 15(a), to comply with NRS 41A.071, which requires that complaints for medical malpractice be accompanied by a medical expert affidavit.
Summary Of Millen V. Dist. Ct., Nev. Adv. Op. No. 105, Sherry Moore
Summary Of Millen V. Dist. Ct., Nev. Adv. Op. No. 105, Sherry Moore
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The district court judge disqualified petitioner’s counsel because petitioner’s counsel was on the judge’s recusal list. Petitioner filed a writ of mandamus to prevent the district court judge’s disqualification of her attorney from representing her at trial.
Summary Of Rocker V. Kpmg Llp, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 101, 148 P.3d 703, Matt Lay
Summary Of Rocker V. Kpmg Llp, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 101, 148 P.3d 703, Matt Lay
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from an order of the Eighth Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, granting motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to plead with particularity.
Summary Of Brent G. Theobald Constr. V. Richardson Constr., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 98, Michelle L'Hommedieu
Summary Of Brent G. Theobald Constr. V. Richardson Constr., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 98, Michelle L'Hommedieu
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.