Survival ActionsWrongful Death
Mar 19, 2014
nacasewhereadeathiscausedbyawrongfulactorneglect, NRS 41.085 provides the exclusive remedy for claimants in a wrongful death action, permitting only the decedent’s heirs or the personal representative...
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Joint and Several Liability
Mar 19, 2014
Eachdefendantisseverallyliabletotheplaintiffonlyforthatportionofthe judgment that represents the percentage of its own negligence. NRS 41.141(4) Exceptions Thisgeneralruledoesnotapplyanddefendantswill...
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Negligent Hiring and Retention
Mar 19, 2014
InNevada,thetortofnegligenthiringimposesageneraldutyonthe employer to conduct a reasonable background check on a potential employee to ensure that the employee is fit for the position. Background chec...
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Gross Negligence, Recklessness, Willful and Wanton Conduct
Mar 19, 2014
TheNevadaSupremeCourthasconsistentlydistinguishedtheconceptsof ordinary or gross negligence from the concepts of willful or wanton misconduct GrossNegligence Suchnegligenceismanifestlyasmalleramountof...
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Statute of Limitations
Mar 19, 2014
Accrual Accrual–Whendealingwithstatutesthatdonotspecifywhenacauseof action accrues, the discovery rule applies. See Bemis v. Estate of Bemis, 114 Nev. 1021, 1025 n.1 (1998) DiscoveryRule Generally,ac...
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Every year thousands of accidents in and around swimming pools occur in Las Vegas
Apr 01, 2013
Pool area injurys cant can be deadly due to the types of incurred wounds incurred ...
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Disputed Red Light Accidents Las Vegas
Mar 26, 2013
Intersection accidents occur every day. Often the issue is a disputed traffic signal....
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Tort actions filed by victims of sexual assault
Mar 26, 2013
There are a wide range of tort causes of action and can seek redress...
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Bars may be blamed for a drunken person’s behavior
Mar 26, 2013
In most states someone injured by an intoxicated person can sue the alchool provider for contributing to that person’s intoxication and the victiums injury....
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Escalator injury lawsuit
Mar 23, 2013
There are about 33,000 escalators operating in the U.S. ...
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