The editors of the Nevada Law Journal select certain Nevada Supreme Court opinions of significant interest to the legal community for commentary. These commentaries include a summary of the court’s majority, minority or dissenting opinions, as well as an issue and disposition section that summarizes the tensions presented in the case. The Nevada Law Journal staff provides authorities cited by the court and related sources referenced by the court in its decision. The commentaries also describe the state of the law before and after the opinion, and present unanswered questions and a survey of the law in other jurisdictions, if appropriate.

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Submissions from 2008

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Summary of Grey v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 11, Katie Maw

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Summary of Torrealba v. Kesmetis, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 10, Barbara McDonald

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Summary of UMC Physicians v. Nev. Serv. Emp. Union, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 9, William Miller

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Summary of In re Tiffany Living Trust 2001, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 8, Candace Oranges

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Summary of Loomis v. Whitehead, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 7, Charles R. Peterson

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Summary of Nevada Classified Sch. Emp. Ass’n v. Quaglia, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 6, Emily Reed

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Summary of Hooks v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 50 , Nevada Law Journal

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Summary of Pankopf v. Peterson, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 4, Danielle Tarmu

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Summary of Dancer v. Golden Coin, Ltd., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No.2, Tyler Ure

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Summary of Lioce v. Cohen, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 1, Nevada Law Journal

Submissions from 2007

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Summary of SFPP, L.P. v. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 56, Jared Christensen

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Summary of ASAP Storage, Inc. v. City of Sparks, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 61, Tyler James Watson

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Summary of Hsu v. County of Clark, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 60, Diane L. Welch

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Summary of Hidalgo v. District Court, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, Barbra E. Zess

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Summary of Johanson vs. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 58, Jamie Zimmerman

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Summary of Allstate Ins. Co. v. Thorpe, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 52, Kristina Escamilla

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Summary of Horgan v. Felton, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 53, Krystal Gallagher

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Summary of Wilson v. State of Nevada, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 54, Tanya Gaylord

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Summary of Staccato v. Valley Hospital, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 49, Joshua Gilmore

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Summary of Nelson v. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 50, Airene Haze

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Summary of Douglas Disposal, Inc. v. Wee Haul, LLC, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 51, Nevada Law Journal

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Summary of Matter of Halverson, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 29, Jennifer Arias

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Summary of Dewey v. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 47, Nevada Law Journal

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Summary of Boulder Oaks Cmty. Ass’n v. B & J Andrews Enterprises, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46 , M. Charles Seaton

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Summary of Martinez v. Maruszczak, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 43, Alissa Macomber

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Summary of Ryan v. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 42, Katie Maw

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Summary of Arnold v. Kip, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, Barbara McDonald

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Summary of Leven v. Frey, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 40, William Miller

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Summary of D.R. Horton v. Dist. Ct., 125 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 35, Paul C. Williams

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Summary of Clark Cty. Sch. Dist. v. Richardson Constr., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 39, Danielle Tarmu

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Summary of Caballero v. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 34, Jerald Van Rhyn

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Summary of Witherow v. State, Bd. Of Parole Comm’rs, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 33, Tyler Ure

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Summary of Nay v. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 35, Tyler James Watson

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Summary of Westpark Owners’ Ass’n v. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 37, Barbra E. Zess

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Summary of Nanopierce Tech. v. Depository Trust, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 38, Jamie Zimmerman

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Summary of Marcuse v. Del Webb Communities, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30, Jeremy K. Cooper

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Summary of Gallegos v. State, 123 Nev. Advanced Opinion 31, Matthew Engle

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Summary of State v. Ruscetta, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 32, Krystallin Hernandez

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Summary of Halverson v. Hardcastle, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 29, Jennifer Arias

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Summary of Manwill v. Clark County, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 28, Erin Phillips

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Summary of Anvui, LLC v. G.L. Dragon, LLC, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 25, Kelly Walker

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Summary of Nelson v. Heer, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 26, Shauna Welsh

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Summary of Arata v. Faubion, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 19, Krystallin Hernandez

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Summary of Ellis v. Carucci, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 18, Krystallin Hernandez

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Summary of In the Matter of Discipline of Paul Droz, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 20, Michelle L'Hommedieu

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Summary of Callie v. Bowling, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 22, Bret Meich

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Summary of Schuster v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., Nev. Adv. Op. No. 23, Sherry Moore

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Summary of Valdez v. Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 21, Matt Lay

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Summary of Schmidt v. Washoe County, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 16, Matthew H. Engle

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Summary of Johnson v. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17, Michael J. Gayan

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Summary of Edwards v. Ghandour, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 14, Jennifer Arias

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Summary of McGrath v. State, Dep’t of Pub. Safety, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 15, Jeremy K. Cooper

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Summary of Monroe v. Columbia Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 13, Ryan Andrus

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Summary of Francesca Bero-Wachs v. The Law Office of Logar and Pulver, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 10, Judy Carol Cox

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Summary of Savage v. Pierson, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 12, Judy Carol Cox

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Summary of Silver State Elec. V. State, Dep’t of Tax, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 11, Judy Carol Cox

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Summary of Byford v. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 9, Joshua Woodbury

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Summary of Richardson Constr. v. Clark Cty. Sch. Dist., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 8, Joshua Woodbury

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Summary of Hightower v. StateHightower v. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 7, Shauna Welsh

Submissions from 2006

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Summary of Flamingo Hilton v. Gilbert, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 108, Aubree Nielsen

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Summary of Washoe Med. Ctr. v. Dist. Ct., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 110, Aubree Nielsen

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Summary of In re Christensen, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 111, Erin Phillips

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Summary of Matter of Petition of Phillip A. C., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 109, Erin Phillips

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Summary of Johnson v. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 113, Jason Ray

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Summary of Summers v. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 112, Jason Ray

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Summary of Thomas v. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 114, 148 P.3d 727, James Robertson

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Summary of Matter of Parental Rights as to A.J.G., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 117, Jenny Routheaux

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Summary of State, Bd. of Equalization v. Bakst, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 116, Jenny Routheaux

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Summary of State, Bd. of Equalization v. Bakst, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 116, Jenny Routheaux

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Summary of Skender v. Brunsonbuilt Constr. & Dev. Co., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 11, Chris Stein

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Summary of Linthicum v. Rudi, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 120, Robert Stephens

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Summary of Santana v. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 121, Robert Stephens

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Summary of Rocker v. KPMG LLP, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 101, 148 P.3d 703, Matt Lay

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Summary of Millen v. Dist. Ct., Nev. Adv. Op. No. 105, Sherry Moore

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Summary of Rosas v. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 106, Sherry Moore

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Summary of Mitchell v. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 107, Aubree Nielsen

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Summary of Calvin v. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 100, Michelle L'Hommedieu

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Summary of Brent G. Theobald Constr. v. Richardson Constr., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 98, Michelle L'Hommedieu

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Summary of State v. Rincon, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 99, Michelle L'Hommedieu

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Summary of Estes v. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 96, Michael Hammer

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Summary of Marquis & Aurbach v. Dist. Ct., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 97, Krystallin Hernandez

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Summary of Kay v. Nunez, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 94, Michael Hammer

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Summary of Bacher v. State Engineer, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 95, Krystallin Hernandez

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Summary of Stockmeier v. Psychological Review Panel, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 50, Gregory A. Hubbard

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Summary of Mejia v. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 43, David T. Gluth

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Summary of Irving v. Irving, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 44, Christian Hale

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Summary of Seput v. Lacayo, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 45, Christian Hale

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Summary of Winston Products Co. v. DeBoer, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 4, Dustin Howell

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Summary of Bass-Davis v. Davis, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 39, Charles R. Cordova, Jr.

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Summary of Griffin v. Old Republic Ins. Co., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 42, Jacqueline A. Gilbert

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Summary of Insurance Company of the West v. Gibson Tile Company, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 40 , David T. Gluth

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Summary of Ford v. State of Nevada, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 36, Denise S. Balboni

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Summary of Albios v. Horizon Communities, Inc., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 37, 132 P.3d 1022, Richard D. Chatwin

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Summary of In the Matter of William S., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 38, 132 P.3d 1015, Richard D. Chatwin

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Summary of Stockmeier v. Nev. Dep’t. of Corrections Psychological Review Panel, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30, Holly Ludwig

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Summary of Barnhart v. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 26, Robert Reid

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Summary of Simonian v. The University and Community College System of Nevada, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 16, Bryan Lindsey

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Summary of Herman v. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 17, Michael Pandullo

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Summary of State v. Sargent, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 18, Michael Pandullo

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Summary of International Game Tech. v. Dist. Ct., 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 13, Krystal Gallagher