Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for April 2, 2020
Cummings v. Barber
- Does Nevada NRS 41A.100, Nevada’s res ipsa loquitur statute, apply where a surgeon fails to remove a foreign object that was implanted and left inside a patient’s body during a previous surgery.
Jaramillo v. Ramos
- Must a plaintiff relying on NRS 41A.100, Nevada’s res ipsa loquitur statute’s presumption for a prima facie case of negligence in a medical malpractice action, provide expert testimony to survive a defendant’s summary judgment motion.
Jones v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n
- Pursuant to NRS 104.3309, how must an enforcing party show that it had the right to enforce a note when it lost possession or acquired ownership of the note from a party that had the right to enforce it.
LVMPD v. Ctr. for Investigative Reporting
- Does a requesting party, who requests nonconfidential public records from a governmental entity, prevail for the purposes of awarding attorney fees and costs when the parties reach an agreement that affords the requesting party access to the requested records before the court enters judgment on the merits.
145 E. Harmon II Tr. v. Res. at MGM Grand
- Does a voluntary dismissal with prejudice convey prevailing party status on a defendant to allow the recovery of attorney fees and costs pursuant to NRS 18.010 and NRS 18.020.
In re Colman Family Revocable Living Tr.
- Does NRS 111.781, which governs the effects of divorce on nonprobate transfers of property, revoke a spouse’s interest in property.
