Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for May 2, 2019

CITY OF RENO VS. YTURBIDE

• Can a workers’ compensation insurer reduce the 25-percent lump-sum-payment limit for an employee’s PPD award when that employee has already received a lump-sum payment for a previous PPD award.

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUS. VS. WILSON, P.E.

• Does Nevada’s policy mandating beneficial use of water require application of the anti-speculation doctrine to requests for extensions of time such that a permittee who is not planning to use the water must show evidence of its formal relationship with a third party who will be using the water in its place.

STATE, DEP’T OF CORR. VS. LUDWICK

• Must an administrative hearing officer defer to an agency’s decision when determining whether a violation is so serious that it warrants termination for a first-time offense.

TRICARICHI VS. COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK, U.A.

• Does Nevada’s long-arm statute encompass a conspiracy theory of personal jurisdiction.

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