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.
- How does a person’s living arrangement within a third party’s residence affect that third party’s legal authority to consent to a search of the other person’s living space.
- Can law enforcement officers rely upon the consent of a third party to search a room within a residence without asking about the living arrangements within that residence.
- 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.