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Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

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.

Submissions from 2005 2005

Summary of Sparks v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 12, Bryce Loveland

Summary of RTTC Communications, Inc. v. The Saratoga Flier, Inc., 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 6, Patrick Murch

Summary of Carver v. El-Sabawi, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 3, Kathleen L. Fellows

Summary of Rhymes v. State, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 4 , Patrick Murch

Summary of Reno Hilton Resort Corp. v. Verderber, 121 Nev. Adv. Rep. 1 , Robert M. Henriksen

Summary of McDonald v. D.P. Alexander & Las Vegas Boulevard LLC, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 79, Anna Arroyo

Summary of Shuette v. Beazer Homes Holding Corp., 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 82, Joshua Benson

Summary of Garcia v. State , Justin L. Carley

Summary of Gumm v. Nevada Department of Education, Justin L. Carley

Summary of Cheung v. Dist. Ct., 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 83, 124 P.3d 550, Richard D. Chatwin

Summary of Warren v. State, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 84, Charles R. Cordova, Jr.

Summary of Valley Electric Assoc. v. Overfield, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 2, Kathleen L. Fellows

Summary of Day v. Washoe County School District, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 37, Timothy J. Geswein

Summary of In the Matter of the Parental Rights of N.D.O., 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 36, Timothy J. Geswein

Summary of McConnell v. State, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 5 , Jared R. Gibb

Summary of Edwards v. Direct Access, LLC, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 89, David T. Gluth

Summary of MGM Mirage v. Cotton, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 39 , Ryan Hall

Summary of State v. District Court (Jackson), 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 4, Kenneth E. Hogan

Summary of Jacobson v. Estate of Clayton, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 53, 119 P.3d 132, Scott McDonald

Summary of Langon v. Matamoros, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 16, Scott McDonald

Summary of Wright v. Dep’t of Motor Vehicles, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 14, Scott McDonald

Summary of Morsicato v. Sav-On Drug Stores, Inc., 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 18, Danielle Oakley

Summary of Seino v. Employers Insurance Co. of Nevada, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 17, Danielle Oakley

Summary of Potter v. Potter, 119 P.3d 1246, Chris Orme

Summary of Waid v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, Chris Orme

Summary of Hymon v. State, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 23, Bryson D. Perkins

Summary of Foster v. State, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 20, Debra L. Pieruschka

Summary of Jezdik v. State, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 15, Brian Reeve

Summary of Village Builders 96, Patty Roberts

Summary of Flores v. State of Nevada, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 72, Patti Ross

Summary of Hantges v. City of Henderson, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 32, Patti Ross

Summary of Jordan v. State, Dep’t of Motor Vehicles, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 7, Daria Snadowsky

Summary of Carter v. State, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 75, Collin Webster

Summary of Pope v. Motel 6, 121 Nev. Adv. Op. 31, Collin Webster

Submissions from 2004 2004

Summary of In the Matter of the estate of John W. Bowlds, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 100, Kristen T. Gallagher

Summary of State v. Sutton, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 99, Kristen T. Gallagher

Summary of Young v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 98, Kristen T. Gallagher

Summary of Bergna v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 92, Kristen T. Gallagher

Summary of Banks v. Sunrise Hospital, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 89, Beth Rosenblum

Summary of Butler v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 93, Sally L. Galati

Summary of Nevada Power Co. v. Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 97, Sally L. Galati

Summary of United Insurance Company of America vs. Chapman, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 83, Ryan Hall

Summary of Horne v. City of Mesquite, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 79, Ira David

Summary of State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Fitts, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 80, Ira David

Summary of U. and Community C. Sys. of Nev. v. Nevadans For Sound Gov't., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 81, Clarke Walton

Summary of Maiola v. State of Nevada, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 76, Clarke Walton

Summary of Middleton vs. Warden, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 74, Ryan Hall

Summary of Atkinson v. MGM Grand Hotel, Inc., 120 Nev. Ad. Op. 71, Amanda Yen

Summary of Bohlmann v. Printz, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 62, Z. Ryan Pahnke

Summary of Lobato v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57, Keith Brown

Summary of Heller v. Legislature, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 51, Keith Brown

Summary of Allred v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 47, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy

Summary of Bailey v. State, Scott Whittemore

Summary of Bell v. Leven, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 43, Jeff Hall

Summary of Lindblom v. Prime Hospitality Corp., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 40, Keith Brown

Summary of Fire Ins. Exch. v. Cornell, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 35, Angela Morrison

Summary of State v. Dist. Ct. (Epperson), 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 30, Angela Morrison

Summary of Bronneke v. Rutherford, Ronda Heilig

Summary of Mikohn Gaming Corp. v. McCrea, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 29, Angela Morrison

Summary of Olson v. Aztech Plastering Co., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 28, Angela Morrison

Summary of Gilman v. Nevada State Bd. Med. Exam’rs, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 31, Angela Morrison

Summary of Morgan v. State, 120 Nev. Adv.Op.No.25, Ronda Heilig

Summary of Pan v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 120 Nev. Adv.Op.No.26, Ronda Heilig

Summary of Attorney General v. NOS, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 11, Christopher W. Carson

Summary of Beckwith v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., Ira David

Summary of Aftercare of Clark County v. Justice Court of Las Vegas, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 2, Jeff Hall

Summary of Means v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 101, Justin L. Carley

Summary of Borger v. Lovett, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 102, Christopher Carson

Summary of In re Mosley, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 94, Christopher Carson

Summary of State v. Catanio, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 103, Christopher Carson

Summary of Traffic Control Services v. United Rentals, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 19, Christopher Carson

Summary of Zhang v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 104, Christopher Carson

Summary of Diaz v. Ferne, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 12, Christopher W. Carson

Summary of Guardianship of L.S. and H.S v. Valley Hospital, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 18, James Davis

Summary of Kaczmarek v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 37, James Davis

Summary of Pineda v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep 24, James Davis

Summary of State ex rel. Dep’t of Transp. v. Pub. Employees’ Retirement Sys., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 4, Justen Ericksen

Summary of The Doctors Company v. Vincent, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 71, Justen Ericksen

Summary of Williams v. Williams, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 64, Justen Ericksen

Summary of Castle v. Simmons, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 15, Mike Feliciano

Summary of Department of Human Resources v. Ullmer, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 16, Mike Feliciano

Summary of Department of Human Resources v. Ullmer, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 16, Mike Feliciano

Summary of Redl v. Secretary of State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 13, Mike Feliciano

Summary of Rudin v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 17, Mike Feliciano

Summary of Mainor v. Nault, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 84, Timothy J. Geswein

Summary of In the Matter of Parental Rights as to D.R.H., Jeff Hall

Summary of Martin v. Martin, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 38, Jeff Hall

Summary of Molina v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 21, Jeff Hall

Summary of Rodriguez v. District Court, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 14, Rami Hernandez

Summary of Goodrich & Pennington Mortgage Fund, Inc. v. J.R. Woolard, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 85, Angela Morrison

Summary of Metz v. Metz, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 86, Angela Morrison

Summary of Walker v. District Court, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 88, Angela Morrison

Summary of Desert Fireplaces Plus, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 70, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy

Summary of D. R. Horton, Inc. v. Green, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 63, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy

Summary of Kourafas v. Basic Food Flavors, Inc., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 22, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy

Summary of Lara v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 20, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy

Summary of Browning v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 39, Nevada Law Journal

Summary of McConnell v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 105, Nevada Law Journal

Summary of Stratosphere Gaming Corp. v. Las Vegas, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 59, Z. Ryan Pahnke

Summary of Sullivan v. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 61, Z. Ryan Pahnke