Document Type
Case Summary
Publication Date
2-25-2016
Case Synopsis
The Court considered a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging a district court order denying a motion to dismiss. Petitioner Nevada Department of Transportation (“NDOT”) sought dismissal of a professional negligence claim filed against it on grounds that the complaint was not accompanied by an attorney affidavit and expert report as required by NRS 11.258, and when the court denied NDOT’s motion, it filed the instant petition. The Court denied the petition, holding that NDOT is not a design professional under NRS 11.2565(1)(a), and therefore the requirements of NRS 11.258 are inapplicable to NDOT since the action would not statutorily qualify as “an action involving nonresidential construction.”
Recommended Citation
Jackson, F. Shane, "Nevada Dep’t of Trans. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 10 (Feb. 25, 2016)" (2016). Nevada Supreme Court Summaries. 943.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nvscs/943