Tag: NRCP 37

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for November 5, 2020

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for November 5, 2020

MDB TRUCKING, LLC VS. VERSA PRODUCTS CO., INC. C/W 75319/75321/76395/76396/76397

  • What is the standard for willfulness that a court must apply when assessing the culpability or fault of a party against whom spoliation sanctions are sought.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 29, 2020

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 29, 2020

MOORE (MAURICE) VS. STATE

  • Is the mistaken belief as to a victim’s age a defense to the crime of lewdness with a child under the age of 16.

WYNN VS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  • What qualifies as an official action or proceeding warranting application of the fair report privilege to one who reports on it.

BYRNE VS. SUNRIDGE BUILDERS, INC.

  • Must a claimant have filed a construction defect lawsuit within the grace period, not merely served and NRS Chapter 40 Notice, to preserve his or her claim after the 6-year statute of repose has run.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NAT’L ASS’N VS. SFR INV.’S POOL 1, LLC

  • What statute of limitations applies to an action brought to enforce the Federal Foreclosure Bar.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for September 27, 2018

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for September 27, 2018

WARREN, JR. (JOSEPH) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE)

  • Does NRS 178.562(2) limit the State’s options after the justice court dismisses a criminal complaint that charges felony and/or gross misdemeanor offenses such that the State can only file a motion for leave to file an information by affidavit or obtain a grand jury indictment and cannot appeal the justice court’s decision to the district court.

HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC VS. DIST. CT. (PETERSON) C/W 70083

  • Can a court use the collective knowledge doctrine to aggregate employees’ knowledge to impose discovery sanction orders.
  • Does a district court’s citation to the Rules of Professional Conduct in support of a determination of attorney misconduct cause reputational harm that amounts to a sanction.

DECHAMBEAU V. BALKENBUSH

  • What controls the duration and scope of a stipulation.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for May 3, 2018

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for May 3, 2018

DOLORES VS. STATE, DEP’T OF EMPLOYMENT SEC. DIV.

  • Is submitting a resignation when faced with a resign-or-be-fired option a voluntary resignation under NRS 612.380, thereby disqualifying an individual from unemployment benefits.

LAS VEGAS DEV. GRP., LLC VS. BLAHA

  • Do the time limitations in NRS 107.080(5)-(6) (2010) bar an action challenging an NRS Chapter 107 nonjudicial foreclosure where it is alleged that the deed of trust had been extinguished before the sale.

COTTER, JR. VS. DIST. CT. (COTTER)

  • Do documents disclosed to third parties constitute waiver of the work-product privilege.

MEI-GSR HOLDINGS, LLC VS. PEPPERMILL CASINOS, INC.

  • Does NRS 600A.030, Nevada’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act (NTSA), preclude a defendant from demonstrating that certain information is readily ascertainable and not a trade secret even though the defendant acquired the information through improper means.

FITZGERALD VS. MOBILE BILLBOARDS, LLC

  • Were allegedly defamatory statements made by an employer regarding an employee’s alleged abuse of the workers’ compensation program to obtain prescription pain medication, a violation of NRS 616D.300, absolutely privileged.

IN RE: MATTER OF E.R. C/W 73198

  • Does a familial placement preference survive the termination of parental rights.

COLEMAN (SOLOMON) VS. STATE

  • Does NRS 200.604 prohibit a person from copying, without permission, a consensually recorded video depicting sexual acts.

MORGAN (JOHN) VS. STATE

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for February 8, 2018

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for February 8, 2018

QUINN VS. DIST. CT. (SINATRA)

  • Does a Nevada district court have authority to compel an out-of-state attorney to appear in Nevada for a deposition as a nonparty witness in a civil action pending in Nevada state court where the attorney has appeared pro hac vice in the action.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 28, 2017

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 28, 2017

MCCROSKY VS. CARSON TAHOE REG’L MED. CTR.

  • Under what circumstances can a hospital be vicariously liable for the alleged negligence of a doctor who works at the hospital as an independent contractor.
  • Can evidence of Medicaid payments made on behalf of a plaintiff be introduced in a medical malpractice action.

BOCA PARK MARKETPLACE SYNDICATIONS GRP., LLC VS. HIGCO, INC.

  • Does the doctrine of claim preclusion prevent a tenant from suing its landlord for contract damages after having won an earlier suit against the landlord for declaratory judgment, where both suits concern the same underlying facts.

BROWN (WILLIS) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE)

  • What is the standard for determining indigency for the appointment of counsel for purposes of Widdis.
  • Must an indigent defendant request a sum certain before a motion for defense services at public expense can be considered or granted

SEGOVIA, PA-C VS. DIST. CT. (DUDA)

  • Do the 2015 Legislature amendments, adding physician assistants to NRS 41A.017, apply retroactively so as to cap their damages in medical malpractice actions.

EUREKA CTY. VS. DIST. CT. (SADLER RANCH, LLC)

  • Are junior water rights holders entitled to notice of and an opportunity to participate in a district court’s consideration of a curtailment request.

RODRIGUEZ (DANIEL) VS. STATE

  • What is the definition of “deadly weapon” within the context of battery.

HAWKINS VS. DIST. CT. (GGP MEADOWS MALL)

  • What should a district court  consider when awarding attorney fees sought for work done by a disqualified firm.

PECK VS. VALLEY HOSP. MED. CTR.

  • Does either statutory res ipsa loquitur or the common knowledge res ipsa loquitur doctrine provide an exception to the expert affidavit requirement for a medical malpractice complaint.
  • Is NRS 41A.071 unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause or Due Process Clause, facially, or as applied to inmates or indigent persons.

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