Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for August 30, 2018

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for August 30, 2018

O’CONNELL V. WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC

  • Must a lawyer, who represents a client on a contingency fee basis, provide proof of hourly billing records before he or she can be awarded attorney fees that are otherwise allowed by agreement, rule, or statute.

LASTINE V. STATE

MOONEY V. STATE

  • When does a private individual act as an agent or instrument for the government implicating the protections of the Fourth Amendment from an unreasonable search and seizure.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 26, 2017

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 26, 2017

ARCELLA VS. ARCELLA (CHILD CUSTODY)

  • What weight should a court afford to one parent’s objection to a child receiving a religious education.

STATE, DEP’T. OF BUS. AND INDUS., FIN. INST. DIV. VS. DOLLAR LOAN CTR., LLC

  • Can a payday loan licensee sue to collect on the recovery of a loan made for the purpose of refinancing prior loans under NRS 604A.480(2).

FRANCHISE TAX BD. VS. HYATT

  • Does the exception to immunity for intentional torts and bad-faith conduct survive the Supreme Court of Nevada’s adoption of the federal discretionary-function immunity test.
  • Is the Franchise Tax Board of the State of California (FTB) entitled to the $50,000 statutory cap on damages a similarly situated Nevada agency would be entitled to in similar circumstances.
  • Is it reasonable to provide FTB with the same protection of California law, to the extent that it does not conflict with Nevada law, to grant FTB immunity from punitive damages.

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