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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 2020 2020

Kuptz-Blinkinsop v. Blinkinsop, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 40 (Jul. 9, 2020), Alexandra Mateo

Kuptz-Blinkinsop v. Blinkinsop, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 40 (Jul. 9, 2020), Alexandra Mateo

Anthony S. Noonan IRA, LLC v. U.S. Bank, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 41 (July 9, 2020), Michael McGrady

Pundyk v. State, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 43 (July 16, 2020), Joshua Nelson

Lofthouse v. State of Nevada, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 44 (Jul. 16, 2020), Chapman Noam

Figueroa-Beltran v. United States, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 45 (Jul. 16, 2020), Jorge "Coco" Padilla

In re Hughes, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 46 (July 16, 2020), Holly Parr

Yount v. Criswell Radovan, LLC, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 47 (July 30, 2020), Cristina Phipps

State v. Nye, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 48 (July 30, 2020), Jessica Phipps

Clark County v. Eliason, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 49 (July 30, 2020), Caitlin Pyatt

Taylor v. Colon, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 50 (July 30, 2020), Alexandra Russell

Cannon Cochran Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. Figueroa, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 51 (July 30, 2020), Dianna Sauceda-Chirinos

Schueler v. Ad Art, Inc., 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 52 (Jul. 30, 2020), Ashley Schobert

Willard v. Berry-Hinckley Indus., 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 53 (Aug. 6, 2020), Julia Standish

Lopez v. Serbellon Protillo, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 54 (Aug. 6, 2020), Greer Sullivan

J.E. Johns & Assocs. v. Lindberg, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 55 (August 20, 2020), Theresa Thibeau

In re Fraiser Family Trust, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 56 (Aug. 27, 2020), Kristin Wilde

In re Guardianship of B.A.A.R., 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 57 (Sept. 3, 2020), Sullivan Winesett

Spencer v. Klementi, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 35 (July 9, 2020), Nina Hebibovich

Spencer v. Klementi, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 35 (July 9, 2020), Nina Hebibovich

Nelson v. Nelson, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 36 (July 09, 2020), Yoosun Jun

State, Dep’t of Corr. v. DeRosa, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 37 (July 9, 2020), Victor Kang

Matthews v. State, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 38 (July 09, 2020), Alina Krauff

State of Nevada ex rel. Cannizzaro v. First Jud. Dist. Ct., 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 34 (June 26, 2020), Kiley Harrison

Honea v. State of Nevada, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 32 (Jun. 18, 2020), Samantha Goett

Droge v. AAAA Two Star Towing, Inc., 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 33 (Jun. 18, 2020), Rachael T. Gonzales

Belcher v. State, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 31 (June 4, 2020), Maggie DiFederico

Rock Springs Mesquite II Owners’ Ass’n v. Raridan, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 28 (May 28, 2020), Madeleine Coles

Canarelli v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 136 Nev., Adv. Op. 29 (May 28, 2020), Kelsey DeLozier

Shoen v. State Bar of Nev., 136 Nev., Adv Op. 30 (May 28, 2020), Cecilia Diaz

Garcia v. Awerbach, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 27 (May 21, 2020), Tanner Castro

City of Henderson v. Spangler, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 25 (May 14, 2020), Connor J. Bodin

Venetian Casino v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Sekera), 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 26 (May 14, 2020), Brendon N. Brandão

Newson v. State, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 22 (Apr. 30, 2020), Wendy Antebi

State v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct. (Radonski), 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 23 (Apr. 30, 2020), Mia Bacher

Nalder v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 24 (Apr. 30, 2020), Eli Bergida

145 E. Harmon II Tr. v. Res. at MGM Grand, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 14 (Apr. 2, 2020), Misha Ray

In re: Colman Family Revocable Living Trust, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 13 (Apr. 2, 2020), Petya Pucci

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department v. The Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc., a California Nonprofit Organization, 136 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 15 (2020), Paige Silva

Jaramillo v. Ramos, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 17 (Apr. 2, 2020), Jose Tafoya

Cummings v. Barber, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 18 (April 2, 2020), Alexis Taitel

Reynolds v. Tufenkjian, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 19 (Apr. 9, 2020), Brittni Tanenbaum

Valdez-Jimenez v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct.,136 Nev. Adv. Op. 20 (April 9, 2020), Katrina Weil

In re Raggio Family Trust, 136 Nev. Ad. Op. 21 (Apr. 9, 2020), Aariel Williams

Cranesbill Tr. v. Wells Fargo Bank, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 8 (March 5, 2020), Brittney Lehtinen

Abrams v. Sanson, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 9 (Mar. 5, 2020), Anya Lester

Berberich v. Bank of America, 136 Nev. Ad. Op (Mar. 26, 2020), Amelia Mallette

State of Nevada Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation, Employment Security Division v. Sierra National Corporation, d/b/a The Love Ranch, A Nevada Corporation, 136 Nev., Adv. Op. 11 (Mar. 26, 2020), Alexandra Matloff

Martinez Guzman v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 12 (Mar. 26, 2020), John McCormick-Huhn

Republican Attorneys General Association v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 3 (Feb. 20, 2020), Nicholas Hagenkord

Chur v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 7 (Feb. 27, 2020), Dylan Lawter

Wilson, P.E. v. Pahrump Fair Water, LLC 137 Nev. Adv. Op. 2 (February 25, 2021), Theresa Thibeau

Doe Dancer I v. La Fuente, Inc., Nev. Adv. Op. 3 (Feb. 25, 2021), Kristin Wilde

State v. Fourth Judicial Dist. Court (Martinez), 137 Nev. Adv. Op. 4 (Feb. 25, 2021), Sullivan Winesett

Anderson v. State, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 56 (Nov. 27, 2019), Tayler Bingham

Poasa v. State, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 57 (Nov. 27, 2019), Gillian Block

Toll v. Dist. Ct. (Gilman), 135 Nev., Advanced Opinion 58 (December 5, 2019), Gabrielle Boliou

Rosen v. Tarkanian, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 15 (December 12, 2019), Andrew Brown

Buma v. Providence Porp. Dev., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 60 (Dec. 12, 2019), E. Sebastian Cate-Cribari

Vegas United Inv. Series 105 v. Celtic Bank, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 61 (December 19, 2019), Jordan Gregory Cloward

Valentine v. State of Nevada, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 62 (Dec. 19, 2019), Riley Coggins

In re Application of Finley, Nevada Ct. App., No. 76715-COA (July 25, 2019), Ben Coonan

Benko v. Quality Loan Serv. Corp. 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 64 (Dec. 26, 2019), Elizabeth Davenport

Cabrera v. State, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 65 (Dec. 26, 2019), Trisha Delos Santos

Chandra v. Schulte, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 66 (December 26, 2019), Michael Desmond

White v. State of Nevada, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 67 (Dec. 26, 2019), Katrina Fadda

High Desert State Prison v. Sanchez, 135 Nev., Adv. Op. 68 (Dec. 26, 2019), Jeff Garrett

Nevada v. Inzunza, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 69 (Dec. 26, 2019), Christopher Gonzalez

Submissions from 2019 2019

Gathrite v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 54 (Nov. 7, 2019), Skylar Arakawa-Pamphilon

Witter v. State, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 73444 (Nov. 14, 2019), John Bays

Marcus A. Reif v. Aries Consultants, Inc., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 51 (Oct. 10, 2019), Joseph Adamiak

McNamee v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 52 (Oct. 17, 2019), Alfa Alemayehu

State Bd. of Parole Comm’rs v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 53 (Oct. 24, 2019) (en banc), Dallas Anselmo

Richard Kilgore v. Eleni Kilgore, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 47 (Oct. 3, 2019), Aariel Williams

Artemis Exploration Company v. Ruby Lake Estates Homeowner’s Association, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 48, Austin Wood

State, Bd. of Architecture v. Dist. Ct., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 49, Melissa Yeghiazarian

Newson v. State, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 50 (Oct. 10, 2019), Richard Young

Resources Group, LLC v. Nevada Association Services, Inc., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 8 (Mar. 14, 2019), Alfa Alemayehu

In re Fund for Encouragement of Self Rel., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 10 (Apr. 25, 2019), Skylar Arakawa-Pamphilon

Daisy Trust v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 135 Nev. Adv. Op.30 (Jul. 25, 2019), Julia Armendariz

Tricarichi v. Coöperatieve Rabobank, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 73175 (May 2, 2019), John Bays

State Dep’t of Corr. v. Ludwick, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 12 (May 2, 2019), Tayler Bingham

City of Reno v. Joy Yturbide, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 14 (May 2, 2019), Gabrielle Boliou

Bowser v. State of Nevada, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 15 (May 16, 2019), Andrew Brown

Castillo v. State, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 16 (May. 30, 2019), E. Sebastian Cate-Cribari

Lipsitz v. State, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 17 (June 6, 2019), Jordan Gregory Cloward

The Original Roofing Co., LLC v. Chief Admin. Officer of the Occupational Safety and Health Admin., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 18 (Jun. 6, 2019), Riley Coggins

Rose, LLC., v. Treasure Island, LLC., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 19 (Jun. 6, 2019), Ben Coonan

Kim v. Dickinson Wright, PLLC, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 20, 442 P.3d 1070 (Jun. 13, 2019), Elizabeth Davenport

Waste Mgmt. of Nev., Inc. v. W. Taylor Street, LLC., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 21 (Jun. 27, 2019), Trisha Delos Santos

Saticoy Bay LLC v. Nev. Ass’n Servs., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 23 (Jul. 3, 2019), Katrina Fadda

Boesiger v. Desert Appraisals, LLC, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 25 (July 3, 2019), Jeff Garrett

U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n ND vs. Resources Grp., LLC, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 26 (July 3, 2019), Christopher Gonzalez

Yesennia Esmeralda Amaya v Milton Orlando Guerrero Rivera, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 27 (July 3, 2019), Salma Granich

Cameron v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court in & for Cty. of Clark, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 28, 445 P.3d 843, Manuel Gurule

Menendez-Cordero v. State, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 29 (Jul 25, 2019), Nick Hagenkord

(In re Guardianship of Carmen Wittler) Wittler v. Wittler, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 31 (Aug. 01, 2019), McKay Holley

First Transit v. Chernikoff, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 32 (Aug. 1, 2019), Michael Holthus

City of Mesquite v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 135 Nev., Adv. Op. 33, Dylan Lawter

Pardee Homes of Nevada v. Wolfram, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 22 (July 3, 2019), Michael Desmond