Tag: NRS 116

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 9, 2020

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 9, 2020

State, Dep’t of Taxation v. Dist. Ct.

  • Does a government entity have possession, custody, or control over the content on the personnel cell phones of former workers hired through a temporary employment agency so as to be required under NRCP 16.1 to disclose that material.

Anthony S. Noonan IRA, LLC v. U.S. Bank

  • Can the entire amount of a homeowner’s association (HOA) yearly assessment be included in the superpriority piece of an HOA’s lien under 116.3116.

Kuptz-Blinkinsop v. Blinkinsop

  • Does NRS 11.190(1)(a), which requires that an action on a divorce decree commence within six years, apply to claims of enforcement of real property distribution in divorce decrees.

Est. of Curtis v. S. Las Vegas Med. Inv’rs

  • Is a nurse’s mistake in administering a drug to one patient, when the drug was prescribed to a different patient, as well as the alleged failure to thereafter monitor the patient, a matter of professional negligence subject to NRS 41A.071’s affidavit requirement.

Matthews v. State

  • Did the court error in denying a defendant’s Batson objection.

State, Dep’t of Corr. v. DeRosa

  • Does NRCP 4.2(a) require personal service of a petition for judicial review of an agency’s decision.

Nelson v. Nelson

  • Are orders denying a request for a joint preliminary injunction pursuant to EDCR 5.157 in a family law matter appealable under NRAP 3AA(b)(3).

Spencer v. Klementi

  • Does Nevada’s absolute privilege that attaches to judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings extend to statements made during the public-comment period of a planning-commission or improvement-district meeting,

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for March 5, 2020

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for March 5, 2020

Abrams v. Sanson

  • Are statements sent to a listserv of email subscribers criticizing an attorney’s courtroom conduct and practices protected as good-faith communications under Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statutes.

9352 Cranesbill Tr. v. Wells Fargo Bank

  • Does NRS Chapter 116 limit who can satisfy a default on a superpriority portion of a lien such that a homeowner’s payment can cure a superpriority default.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 19, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 19, 2019

Valentine v. State

  • When is an evidentiary hearing warranted on a fair-cross-section challenge to a jury.

Vegas United Inv. Series 105 v. Celtic Bank

  • Are mortgage savings clauses enforceable in nonresidential property owners’ associations.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 3, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for October 3, 2019

State, Bd. of Architecture v. Dist. Ct.

  • Does a petition for judicial review of an administrative agency’s decision that precedes the agency’s decision it contests, vest subject matter jurisdiction in the district court.

Artemis Expl. Co. v. Ruby Lakes Estates

  • What constitutes a valid common-interest community within the meaning of NRS 116.021.

Kilgore v. Kilgore

  • What discretion does a district court have in a divorce proceeding to grant or deny a non-employee spouse’s request for pension payments before the employee spouse has retired.
  • Is vacation and sick pay earned and accrued during a marriage community property subject to equal division un NRS 125.150(1)(b).

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for September 26, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for September 26, 2019

Patush v. Las Vegas Bistro

  • What is the applicable limitations period for wrongful termination claims.

SFR Invs. Pool 1 v. U.S. Bank

  • May a court consider a bankruptcy stay in determining whether there was unfairness in a foreclosure sale.

State, Dep’t of Bus. & Indus. v. TitleMax

  • Does NRS 604A.445(3) permit an extension of a 210-day title loan through a grace period that recalculates the payments during the original term of the loan.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 25, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 25, 2019

Daisy Trust v. Wells Fargo Bank

  • Do Nevada’s recording statutes require Freddie Mac to publicly record a deed of trust to establish its interest in a loan.
  • Must Freddie Mac’s loan servicer produce the actual loan servicing agreement with Freddie Mac or the original promissory note to establish its interest in the loan.

Menendez-Cordero v. State

  • What measures should a district court employ when empaneling an anonymous jury.
  • Must a district court instruct a jury on the effect of a deadly weapon enhancement at the penalty phase of a trial.

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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 August 2, 2018

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for August 2, 2018

COLES (BRENT) VS. BISBEE

  • Does the Parole Board’s use of the Static-99R recidivism risk assessment comply with the relevant statutory provisions governing parole review for prisoners convicted of sexual offenses.

SHORES VS. GLOBAL EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS, INC.

  • Must a noncompete agreement that imposes a nationwide restriction be limited to the geographical areas in which an employer has particular business interests.

N. NEVADA HOMES, LLC VS. GL CONSTR., INC.

  • What is the proper method of determining the prevailing party when faced with both a settlement and a damages recovery.

IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.L., N.R.B., H.R.B., W.C.B. C/W 71889

  • Does the termination of parental rights bases on the parents’ refusal to admit to abuse violate their Fifth Amendment rights.

SFR INVESTMENTS POOL 1, LLC VS. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (NRAP 5)

  • Does NRS 116.31168(1)’s incorporation of NRS 107.090 require a homeowner’s association to provide notices of default and/or sale to persons or entities holding a subordinate interest even when such persons or entities did not request notice, prior to the amendment that took effect on October 1, 2015.

GRANADA-RUIZ (GAMBINO) VS. DIST. CT. (STATE)

  • When does double jeopardy prohibit a retrial.

CLARK CTY. VS. HQ METRO, LLC

  • Does an order for immediate occupancy permitting a party to occupy a permanent easement vest a right to compensation.

NEVADA RECYCLING AND SALVAGE, LTD VS. RENO DISPOSAL CO., INC.

  • Were the appellants injured in their business and therefore have standing to assert their claim under the Nevada Unfair Trade Practice Act (UTPA).

HUBBARD (CORY) VS. STATE

  • Must the defense place intent or absence of mistake at issue before the State can seek admission of prior act evidence.

RIPPO (MICHAEL) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-PC)

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