Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for November 5, 2020

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for November 5, 2020

What is the standard for willfulness that a court must apply when assessing the culpability or fault of a party against whom spoliation sanctions are sought.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for March 14, 2019

Does a person conducting a sale under NRS Chapter 116, governing nonjudicial foreclosure sales by a unit-owners’ association (UOA), have the discretion to refuse to issue a foreclosure deed to the highest bidder at a foreclosure sale after payment has been made, when it is later determined that the delinquency amount may have been paid by the property owner before the sale.

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 26, 2017

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

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).

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.

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for November 22, 2017

Does NRS 49.209’s privilege between a psychologist and patient apply when a criminal defendant seeks records related to a patient who is court-ordered to partake in therapy.

Is commercial reasonableness a relevant inquiry in an HOA foreclosure sale of real property.

When can a post-judgment vexatious litigant determination be challenged on appeal.

Were a defendant’s constitutional rights violated on the first day of trial when the district court barred him from the courtroom for disruptive conduct for a two-hour period, during which it excused individual jurors for hardship, statutory ineligibility, and language barrier reasons.

When is a defendant entitled to a jury instruction on a lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter.