Bisch v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep’t, 302 P.3d 1108 (Nev. 2013)
N/AOUTCOME: Affirmed.
(upholding discipline of off-duty conduct of police officer as constitutional).
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OUTCOME: Affirmed.
(upholding discipline of off-duty conduct of police officer as constitutional).
OUTCOME: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part.
(clarifying standing principles under FRCP 17 for claims asserted by a decedent’s estate in 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights cases)
OUTCOME: Affirmed.
(explaining that an accepted offer of judgment can serve as the basis for claim preclusion in a subsequent lawsuit involving the same parties or their privies)
OUTCOME: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part.
(amicus curiae for Foundation for Excellence in Education) (confirming the constitutionality of the Education Savings Account (“ESA”) program under Nevada Constitution Article 11, Sections 2, 6, and 10 ... , but enjoining the use of public education funds absent a separate appropriation for the ESA)
OUTCOME: Petition Granted in Part.
(clarifying that a co-trustee of a judgment debtor trust cannot be compelled to provide evidence regarding personal finances)
OUTCOME: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part
(excluding blood alcohol content of personal injury plaintiff due to absence of corroborating evidence and clarifying attorney fees awards for non-attorneys)
OUTCOME: Reversed and Remanded.
(explaining how courts should treat the NRS 179.1173(5) civil forfeiture conclusive presumption in summary judgment proceedings).
OUTCOME: Petition Denied.
(clarifying that prejudgment interest on a landowner’s claim for precondemnation damages commences with the first date of compensable injury).
OUTCOME: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part.
(affirming a favorable verdict in a 38-day construction defect jury trial and construing offer of judgment principles with NRS 40.655 on the limitation of attorney fees).
OUTCOME: Vacated and Remanded.
(explaining that the law of the case doctrine does not apply to respondents on appeal that do not assert alternative grounds for upholding the appealed judgment).