Tag: NRS 116.31166

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 31, 2020

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 31, 2020

ASSOC. RISK MGMT., INC. VS. IBANEZ

  • Are undocumented aliens who are injured while working for a Nevada employer eligible for monetary disability benefits.

IN RE: ESTATE OF HORST REVOCABLE TR.

  • What must a trustee include in a notice to beneficiaries under NRS 164.021 to trigger the 120-day limitation period challenging the validity of a trust.

MESI VS. MESI  

  • May a district court independently investigate facts in a pending matter by communicating ex parte with another court.
  • Should the second court stay an action where the same action is filed in two courts and a party contests the first court’s jurisdiction.

REPUBLIC SILVER STATE DISPOSAL, INC. VS. CASH  

  • When a tortfeasor settles with the plaintiff, may the tortfeasor assert a claim for contribution against a doctor who allegedly caused injuries in treating the original injury

DUONG, M.D. VS. FIELDEN HANSON ISAACS MIYADA ROBISON YEH, LTD  

  • May a district court blue-pencil an otherwise unenforceable noncompetition agreement pursuant to a provision therein allowing court modification to redeem unreasonable restrictive clauses.

LAS VEGAS METRO. POLICE DEP’T VS. LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL   

  • Is the burden-shifting test adopted in Clark County School District v. Las Vegas Review-Journal, to help courts determine whether information that implicates individual privacy interest is subject to disclosure under Nevada Public Records Act (NPRA) one of general application or limited to investigative reports.
  • Does the disclosure of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) unit assignments implicate its officers’ nontrivial privacy interests.

SATICOY BAY, LLC SER. 133 MCLAREN VS. GREEN TREE SERV. LLC  

  • What is the effect of conclusive deed recitals pursuant to NRS 116.31166 on title disputes after a homeowner’s association lien foreclosure sale.

IN RE: ESTATE OF SCHEIDE, JR.  

  • How must a proponent of a lost will meet its burden of proof to show the will was in legal existence at a testator’s death.

KOSOR, JR. VS. OLYMPIA CO.’S, LLC  

  • Are comments made at an open homeowners’ association meeting protected by Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statutes.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 3, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 3, 2019

AMAYA VS. GUERRERO RIVERA (CHILD CUSTODY)

  • Can a child custody order satisfy the dependency or custody prong for Special Immigrant Juvenile status (SIJ) predicate findings.
  • Does a showing that reunification with one parent is not viable satisfy the reunification prong for SIJ findings.

U.S. BANK NAT’L ASS’N ND VS. RESOURCES GRP., LLC

  • How should a foreclosing HOA determine the address to send a notice of default to a first deed of trust holder absent a formal request.

BOESIGER VS. DESERT APPRAISALS, LLC

  • Is expert witness testimony necessary to establish the professional standard of care governing real estate appraisals.

PEREZ (GERARDO) VS. WARDEN

  • What is the relevant sentencing statute for the purposes of applying statutory credits to the minimum term of an offender’s sentence.

SATICOY BAY LLC SER. 9050 W WARM SPRINGS 2079 VS. NEV. ASS’N SERV.’S

  • Does NRS116.31166 permit the use of funds provided for the foreclosure price held in trust to redeem a property.
  • Is substantial compliance sufficient for the purposes of NRS Chapter 116’s redemption statute’s notice requirement.

PARDEE HOMES OF NEVADA VS. WOLFRAM

  • Do attorney fees incurred by a plaintiff in bringing a two-party breach-of-contract claim against a defendant constitute special damages which would warrant an award of attorney fees.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for March 14, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for March 14, 2019

RESOURCES GRP., LLC VS. NEVADA ASS’N SERV.’S, INC.

  • Does a person conducting a sale under NRS Chapter 116, governing nonjudicial foreclosure sales by a unit-owners’ association (UOA), have the discretion to refuse to issue a foreclosure deed to the highest bidder at a foreclosure sale after payment has been made, when it is later determined that the delinquency amount may have been paid by the property owner before the sale.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for September 13, 2018

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for September 13, 2018

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. VS. RADECKI

  • Is a regularly conducted, non-collusive NRS Chapter 116 foreclosure sale exempt from the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (UFTA) pursuant to NRS 112.170(2).
  • Does an alleged inaccuracy in a foreclosure deed invalidate an otherwise valid foreclosure sale.

IN RE: CONNELL LIVING TRUST

  • Does a trust beneficiary forfeit interest in the trust’s assets pursuant to a no-contest clause penalty by breaching her fiduciary duties while acting in her dual capacity as trustee.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. VS. SFR INV.’S POOL 1, LLC

  • Does a first deed of trust holder’s unconditional tender of a superpriority amount due result in the buyer at foreclosure taking the property subject to the deed of trust.

BAIGUEN VS. HARRAH’S LAS VEGAS, LLC

  • When does an injury arising from an employer’s failure to provide medical assistance to an employee arise out of and in the course of the employment.

IBARRA (GABRIEL) VS. STATE

  • Does a person who asks to borrow another person’s property temporarily while intending to steal it permanently, take the property without the other person’s consent for purposes of NRS 205.270(1) (larceny from a person).

ROSENBERG LIVING TRUST VS. MACDONALD HIGHLANDS REALTY, LLC C/W 70478

  • Does Nevada recognize implied restrictive covenants based on a common development scheme.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for November 22, 2017

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for November 22, 2017

BRADLEY VS. DIST. CT. (HUDSON)

  • Does NRS 49.209’s privilege between a psychologist and patient apply when a criminal defendant seeks records related to a patient who is court-ordered to partake in therapy.

NATIONSTAR MORTG., LLC VS. SATICOY BAY LLC SERIES 2227 SHADOW CANYON

  • Is commercial reasonableness a relevant inquiry in an HOA foreclosure sale of real property.

YU VS. YU

  • When can a post-judgment vexatious litigant determination be challenged on appeal.

GARDNER VS. DIST. CT. (HENDERSON WATER PARK, LLC)

  • Does the alter ego doctrine apply to limited liability companies.

COLLINS (LESEAN) VS. STATE

  • Were a defendant’s constitutional rights violated on the first day of trial when the district court barred him from the courtroom for disruptive conduct for a two-hour period, during which it excused individual jurors for hardship, statutory ineligibility, and language barrier reasons.
  • Can a witness offer an opinion as to a defendant’s guilt.
  • When is a defendant entitled to a jury instruction on a lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter.

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