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.
