Attorney Micah S. Echols's Legal Cases

Appeals

Stilwell v. City of North Las Vegas, 311 P.3d 1177 (Nev. 2013)

N/A

OUTCOME: Appeal Dismissed.

(clarifying that there is no right to appeal to the Supreme Court based upon NRS 176.115 when the case originates in an inferior tribunal such as a municipal court).

Appeals

In re Estate and Living Trust of Miller, 125 Nev. 550, 216 P.3d 239 (2009)

N/A

OUTCOME: Reversed and Remanded.

(clarifying that a judgment obtained after appeal can qualify as a “more favorable judgment,” appellate fees are recoverable through an offer of judgment, and a proper person can validly issue an offer ... of judgment).

Appeals

Dynamic Transit v. Trans Pac. Ventures, 291 P.3d 114 (Nev. 2012), cert. denied, 134 S.Ct. 682 (2013)

N/A

OUTCOME: Affirmed.

(construing Carmack Amendment preemption and creating exception for conversion claim).

Appeals

Clark County v. S. Nevada Health Dist., 289 P.3d 212 (Nev. 2012)

N/A

OUTCOME: Affirmed.

(affirming the District Court's interpretation of NRS 439.365 to fully fund the Health District with the allocation from the Legislature).

Appeals

Tsao v. Desert Palace, Inc., 698 F.3d 1128 (9th Cir. 2012)

N/A

OUTCOME: Affirmed.

(affirming dismissal of civil rights claims and state law claims against police officer in advantage gambler arrest).

Appeals

Club Vista Fin. Servs., L.L.C. v. Dist. Ct., 276 P.3d 246 (Nev. 2012)

N/A

OUTCOME: Petition Granted.

(adopting the Eighth Circuit test for determining whether an opposing party's attorney can be deposed, which requires a showing that the information sought: (1) cannot be obtained by other means; (2) i ... s relevant and nonprivileged; and (3) is crucial to the preparation of the case).

Appeals

Wheble v. Dist. Ct., 272 P.3d 134 (Nev. 2012)

N/A

OUTCOME: Petition Granted.

(holding that NRS 11.500 does not save medical malpractice claims that have been dismissed because failure to comply with NRS 41A.071 deems the claims void).

Appeals

Berkson v. LePome, 245 P.3d 560 (Nev. 2010)

N/A

OUTCOME: Affirmed.

(explaining that NRS 11.340, which allows a plaintiff whose judgment is reversed on appeal to refile within one year after reversal, is unconstitutional as it interferes with the judiciary's authority ... to manage the judicial process and the court's ability to finally resolve matters on appeal).

Appeals

Sanchez v. Wal-Mart Stores, 125 Nev. 818, 221 P.3d 1276 (2009)

N/A

OUTCOME: Affirmed.

(finding that pharmacies owe no statutory or common law duty to third parties who are injured by a pharmacy’s patient who is abusing prescription drugs).

Appeals

D.R. Horton, Inc. v. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. 468, 168 P.3d 731 (2007)

N/A

OUTCOME: Petition Granted in Part.

(establishing the reasonable threshold test to examine the adequacy of a pre-litigation construction defect notice under NRS 40.645).

Micah S. Echols's Legal Cases (21)

Stilwell v. City of North Las Vegas, 311 P.3d 1177 (Nev. 2013)

In re Estate and Living Trust of Miller, 125 Nev. 550, 216 P.3d 239 (2009)

Dynamic Transit v. Trans Pac. Ventures, 291 P.3d 114 (Nev. 2012), cert. denied, 134 S.Ct. 682 (2013)

Clark County v. S. Nevada Health Dist., 289 P.3d 212 (Nev. 2012)

Tsao v. Desert Palace, Inc., 698 F.3d 1128 (9th Cir. 2012)

Club Vista Fin. Servs., L.L.C. v. Dist. Ct., 276 P.3d 246 (Nev. 2012)

Wheble v. Dist. Ct., 272 P.3d 134 (Nev. 2012)

Berkson v. LePome, 245 P.3d 560 (Nev. 2010)

Sanchez v. Wal-Mart Stores, 125 Nev. 818, 221 P.3d 1276 (2009)

D.R. Horton, Inc. v. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. 468, 168 P.3d 731 (2007)