Tag: NRS 41.665

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 31, 2020

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 31, 2020

ASSOC. RISK MGMT., INC. VS. IBANEZ

  • Are undocumented aliens who are injured while working for a Nevada employer eligible for monetary disability benefits.

IN RE: ESTATE OF HORST REVOCABLE TR.

  • What must a trustee include in a notice to beneficiaries under NRS 164.021 to trigger the 120-day limitation period challenging the validity of a trust.

MESI VS. MESI  

  • May a district court independently investigate facts in a pending matter by communicating ex parte with another court.
  • Should the second court stay an action where the same action is filed in two courts and a party contests the first court’s jurisdiction.

REPUBLIC SILVER STATE DISPOSAL, INC. VS. CASH  

  • When a tortfeasor settles with the plaintiff, may the tortfeasor assert a claim for contribution against a doctor who allegedly caused injuries in treating the original injury

DUONG, M.D. VS. FIELDEN HANSON ISAACS MIYADA ROBISON YEH, LTD  

  • May a district court blue-pencil an otherwise unenforceable noncompetition agreement pursuant to a provision therein allowing court modification to redeem unreasonable restrictive clauses.

LAS VEGAS METRO. POLICE DEP’T VS. LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL   

  • Is the burden-shifting test adopted in Clark County School District v. Las Vegas Review-Journal, to help courts determine whether information that implicates individual privacy interest is subject to disclosure under Nevada Public Records Act (NPRA) one of general application or limited to investigative reports.
  • Does the disclosure of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) unit assignments implicate its officers’ nontrivial privacy interests.

SATICOY BAY, LLC SER. 133 MCLAREN VS. GREEN TREE SERV. LLC  

  • What is the effect of conclusive deed recitals pursuant to NRS 116.31166 on title disputes after a homeowner’s association lien foreclosure sale.

IN RE: ESTATE OF SCHEIDE, JR.  

  • How must a proponent of a lost will meet its burden of proof to show the will was in legal existence at a testator’s death.

KOSOR, JR. VS. OLYMPIA CO.’S, LLC  

  • Are comments made at an open homeowners’ association meeting protected by Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statutes.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 30, 2020

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for July 30, 2020

Schueler v. Ad Art, Inc.

  • What constitutes a product within the context of the doctrine of strict products liability.

Cannon Cochran Mgmt. Servs. v. Figueroa

  • What is the scope of the law-enforcement exception to the going and coming rule in workers’ compensation matters.

Taylor v. Colon

  • Does Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statutes violate the constitutional right to a jury trial.

Clark County v. Eliason

  • Does NRS 258.007 give the Clark County Board of Commissioners the power to remove a constable from office.

State v. Nye

  • Was the search of an arrestee’s backpack a permissible search incident to arrest.

Yount v. Criswell Radovan, LLC

  • Does a party’s failure to object to the admission of evidence at trial support a conclusion that the party consented to, or was on notice of, the trial of an unpleaded counterclaim for damages.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for March 5, 2020

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for March 5, 2020

Abrams v. Sanson

  • Are statements sent to a listserv of email subscribers criticizing an attorney’s courtroom conduct and practices protected as good-faith communications under Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statutes.

9352 Cranesbill Tr. v. Wells Fargo Bank

  • Does NRS Chapter 116 limit who can satisfy a default on a superpriority portion of a lien such that a homeowner’s payment can cure a superpriority default.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 12, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 12, 2019

Buma v. Providence Corp. Dev.

  • When is an employee who is injured while traveling away from the workplace eligible to receive workers’ compensation under the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act (NIIA).

Rosen v. Tarkanian

  • What is the appropriate test for determining if protected communications are made in good faith under Nevada’s anti SLAPP statutes.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for January 3, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for January 3, 2019

COKER VS. SASSONE

  • What is the appropriate standard of review for a district court’s denial or grant of an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss.
  • What conduct is a protected communication under Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute.

FRANKS (KENNETH) VS. STATE

  • Does NRS 485.045 permit a district court to admit evidence of a separate sexual offense for purposes of proving propensity in a sexual offense prosecution.
  • Must a court hold a Petrocelli hearing in cases where the State seeks to present evidence of separate acts constituting sexual offenses for purposes of showing propensity in a current sexual offense prosecution.

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