Tag: NRS 34.160

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 10, 2020

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 10, 2020

BANKA (JACK) VS. STATE

  • Must a defendant be informed of the existence of a mandatory minimum fine in order to make a knowing, voluntary decision to enter a plea.

WALKER VS. DIST. CT. (MICHAELS)

  • What does the appellate court consider when deciding whether to review a discretionary order or judgment of the court below.

LATHIGEE VS. BRITISH COLUMBIA SEC. COMM’N

  • Did the district court properly recognize and enforce in Nevada a disgorgement portion of a securities fraud judgment from British Columbia.

RANDOLPH (THOMAS) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-DIRECT)

  • Did the district court abuse its discretion in admitting prior bad act evidence.

KAUR VS. SINGH

  • What should a district court consider before considering whether a party sufficiently raised a defense to the application of the doctrine of judicial estoppel.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 21, 2017

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 21, 2017

ARCHON CORP. VS. DIST. CT. (HABERKORN)

  • When is it appropriate for the Supreme Court of Nevada to grant extraordinary relief in the form of advisory mandamus.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 7, 2017

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 7, 2017

MULLNER (TROY) VS. STATE

  • Can a court consider felony convictions originating from juvenile offenses in habitual criminal sentencing.

IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO T.L.

  • When does a parent lack standing to challenge a court’s placement decision following the termination of his or her parental rights.

AGWARA VS. STATE BAR OF NEVADA

  • Can an attorney assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to quash subpoenas issued by the State Bar that seek production of client accounting records and tax records.

NEVILLE, JR. VS. DIST. CT. (TERRIBLE HERBST, INC.)

  • Does NRS Chapter 608 provide a private right of action for unpaid wages.

ABID VS. ABID (CHILD CUSTODY)

  • Is illegally obtained evidence admissible in a child custody proceeding.

DOE VS. STATE, LEGISLATURE OF THE 77TH SESSION

  • Does Nevada’s medical marijuana registry violate the Due Process, Equal Protection, or Self-Incrimination Clauses of the United States or Nevada Constitutions.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for September 27, 2017

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for September 27, 2017

STATE ENGINEER VS. EUREKA CTY.

  • When does a district court exceed its authority when an appellate court remands a case to the district court.

STATE, DEP’T. OF TRANSP. VS. DIST. CT. (NASSIRI)

  • Did the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) breach a settlement agreement or its implied duty of good faith and fair dealing by building an overpass adjacent to a landowner’s property.
  • When is a unilateral mistake claim time-barred by the statute of limitations.

GORDON VS. GEIGER (CHILD CUSTODY)

  • Did the district court violate a parent’s due process rights when it changed the terms of custody without sufficient notice to the parent.
  • What are the proper procedures when the district court wants to interview a child witness.

FORD MOTOR CO. VS. TREJO

  • Should Nevada adopt the risk-utility analysis for determining whether a defendant is liable for a design defect under a strict product liability theory.

ADELSON VS. HARRIS (NRAP 5)

  • Does a hyperlink to source material about judicial proceedings in an online petition suffice to qualify as a report for purposes of applying the common law fair report privilege.
  • Did Nevada’s anti-strategic litigation against public participation (“anti-SLAPP”) statute, NRS 41.653-.670, as that statute was in effect prior to the most recent amendments in 2013, cover speech that seeks to influence an election but that is not addressed to a government agency.

HIGH NOON AT ARLINGTON RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASS’N VS. DIST. CT. (D.R. HORTON, INC.)

  • Does a homeowners’ association have standing to represent (a) unit owners who purchase their units after the litigation commences, and (b) unit owners who sell their units after the litigation commences.

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