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 2009

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Summary of Garcia v. Scolari’s Food & Drug, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 6, Richard Manhattan

General Motors Corp. v. Dist. Ct., Nevada Law Journal

Submissions from 2008

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Summary of Boucher v. Shaw, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 96, Elham Roohani

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Summary of In the Matter of William M. v. State of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 95, Elham Roohani

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Summary of Valdez v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 97, Elham Roohani

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Summary of Waldman v. Maini, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 9, Shannon Rowe

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Summary of Five Star Capital Corp. v. Ruby, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 88, Michelle D. Alarie

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Summary of Rubio v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 87, Holly Cheong

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Summary of Rivero v. Rivero, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 84 , Lindsay Demaree

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Summary of Hernandez v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 83, Julian R. Gregory

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Summary of State v. Harte, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 82, Ian Houston

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Summary of Lehrer McGovern Bovis v. Bullock Insulation, 124 Nev. Adv Op. No. 92, Stephen O. Schofield

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Summary of Mesagate Homeowners’ Association v. City of Fernley, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 91, Kelly Stout

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Summary of Village League v. State, Bd. Of Equalization, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 90, Kristopher Zeppenfeld

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Summary of Estate of LoMastro v. American Family Ins., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 89, Tara Zimmerman

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Summary of Baldonado v. Wynn Las Vegas, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 81, Brianna F. Issurdutt

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Summary of Winchell v. Schiff, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 80, Brandon Johansson

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Summary of Davidson v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 76, Moorea Katz

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Summary of M.C. Multi-Family Dev. v. Crestdale Assocs., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 77, Jennifer K. Koonce

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Summary of Knipes v State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 79, Miranda Mahe

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Summary of We the People Nev. v. Sec’y of State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 75, Richard Manhattan

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Summary of ANSE, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of State ex rel. County of Clark, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 74, Joanna M. Myers

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Summary of Ransdell v. Clark County, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 73, Matthew J. Orme

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Summary of Canyon Villas v. State, Tax Comm’n, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 7, Casey G. Perkins

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

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Summary of Dutchess Business Services, Inc.; and Legend Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Nevada State Board, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 63, Elham Roohani

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Summary of Boulder City v. Boulder Excavating, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 65, Stephen O. Schofield

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Summary of Chartier v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 66, Kelly Stout

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Summary of Picetti v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 68, Kristopher Zeppenfeld

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Summary of Fergusen v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 69, Tara Zimmerman

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Summary of Barney v. Mt. Rose Heating & Air Conditioning, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 71, Elena Roberts

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

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Summary of Browning v. State of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. Citation 50, Philip Erwin

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Summary of Hill v. State, 124 Nev., Advance 52, Meredith Holmes

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Summary of Vredenburg v. Sedgwick CMS and Flamingo Hilton-Laughlin, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 53, Holly Ludwig

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Summary of State v. Dist. Ct. (Pullin), 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 54, Katie Maw

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Summary of Attorney General v. Montero, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 55, Candace Oranges

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Summary of Moldon v. County of Clark, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 49, Tyler James Watson

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Summary of Hallmark v. Eldridge, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 48, Barbra E. Zess

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Summary of In re Assad., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 38, Candace Oranges

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Summary of Diomampo v. State of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, Tyler James Watson

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Summary of Haney v. State of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 40, Tyler James Watson

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Summary of Lehrer McGovern Bovis v. Bullock Insulation, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 39, Katie Weber

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Summary of Brooks v. Bonnet, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 36, Tyler Ure

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Summary of Douglas v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 37, Tyler Ure

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Summary of Mayfield v. Koroghli, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. Citation 34, Nevada Law Journal

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Summary of Fed. Ins. Co., v. Am. Hardware Mut. Ins. Co., Nev. Adv. Op. No. 31, Emily Reed

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Summary of Duchess Bus. Servs., Inc. v. Nev. St. Bd. of Pharmacy, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 32, Danielle Tarmu

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Summary of Hidalgo v. District Court, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 33, Barbra E. Zess

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Summary of Hamm v. Arrowcreek Homeowner’s Ass’n, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 28, Airene Haze

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Summary of Whitemaine v. Aniskovich, 124 Nev. Advanced Opinion 29, Meredith Holmes

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Summary of Stockmeier v. Nevada Department of Corrections Psychological Review Panel, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30, Holly Ludwig

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Summary of Bob Allyn Masonry v. David Murphy, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No 27, Tyler Ure

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Summary of Las Vegas Fetish & Fantasy v. Ahern Rentals, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 26, Tyler Ure

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Summary of Father & Sons & a Daughter Too vs. Transp. Servs. Auth. of Nev., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 24, Danielle Tarmu

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Summary of Loomis v. Whitehead, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 7, Emily Reed

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Summary of Johnson v. District Court, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 23, Tyler Ure

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Summary of Mclellan v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 25, Tyler Ure

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Summary of Turner v. Mandalay Sports Entertainment, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 20, Tyler James Watson

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Summary of Buzz Stew, LLC v. City of North Las Vegas, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 21, Barbra E. Zess

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Summary of Brooks v. State of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. Citation 19, Nevada Law Journal

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Summary of International Game Tech., Inc. v. Dist. Ct., 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 18, Krystal Gallagher

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Summary of In re Orpheus Trust, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 16, Tanya Gaylord

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Summary of Sparks Nugget v. State Dept. of Taxation, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 15, Airene Haze

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Summary of Anderson Family Assocs. v. State Engineer, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17 , Nevada Law Journal

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Summary of Public Employees’ Benefits Prog. v. LVMPD, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 14, Meredith Holmes

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Summary of State v. Lewis, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 13, Holly Ludwig

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Summary of Dozier v. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 12, Alissa Macomber

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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