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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 2018 2018

State v. Brown (Taren), 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 102 (Dec. 20, 2018), Tracie Jefcik

Flores v. Las Vegas-Clark Cty. Library Dist., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 101 (Dec. 13, 2018) (en banc), Paige Hall

Century Surety Co. v. Andrew, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 100 (Dec. 13, 2018) (en banc), Austin Maul

State v. Second Judicial Dist. Court. (Hearn (Matthew)), 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 96 (Dec. 6, 2018) (en banc), Taylor Buono

O’Keefe v. State of Nev. Dep’t of Motor Vehicles, Nev. Adv. Op. 92 (Dec. 6, 2018) (en banc), Jacqueline Cope

State v. Dist. Ct. (Ojeda (Francisco)), 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 94 (Dec. 6, 2018) (en banc), Myrra Dvorak

N. Lake Tahoe Protection Dist. v. Bd. of Admin., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 93 (Dec. 6, 2018) (en banc), Hannah Nelson

Rodriguez (Juan) v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 95 (Dec. 6, 2018) (en banc), Jessica Story

McGowen v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 89 (Nov. 21, 2018) (en banc), Darcy Bower

Patin v. Lee, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 87 (Nov. 15, 2018) (en banc), Haley Jaramillo

State v. Plunkett, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 88 (Nov. 15, 2018) (en banc), Austin Maul

State of Nev. Local Gov’t Emp. Mgmt. Bd., v. Educ. Support Emp. Ass’n, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 86 (Nov. 8, 2018), Amanda Netuschil

Sarfo v. State Bd. Of Medical Examiners, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 85 (Nov. 1, 2018), Nathaniel Saxe

Williams v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 83 (Oct. 25, 2018), Arthur Burn

Clark Cty. Sch. Dist. v. Las Vegas Review Journal, Nev. Adv. Op. 84 (Oct. 25, 2018) (en banc), Edgar Cervantes

Pub. Emps.’ Ret. Sys. of Nev., a Pub. Agency v. Nev. Pol’y Res. Inst. Inc., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 81 (Oct. 18, 2018) (en banc), Daniel Brady

Mulkern v. Eight Jud. Dist. Ct., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 82 (Oct. 18, 2018), Adrianna Guida

Dolorfino v. Univ. Med. Ctr. of S. Nev., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 79 (Oct. 4, 2018), Steven Brecher

Rodriguez v. Fiesta Palms LLC, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 78 (Oct. 4, 2018), Khaylia Decaires

Howard v. Hughes, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 80 (Oct. 4, 2018), Christian Ogata

Warren, Jr. (Joseph) v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 77 (Sep. 27, 2018) (en banc), James Puccinelli

Valley Health Sys. v. Estate of Jane Doe, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 76 (Sept. 27, 2018) (en banc), Amanda Stafford

Rosenburg Living Trust v. MacDonald Highlands Realty, LLC C/W 70478, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 69 (Sept. 13, 2018) (en banc), Scott Cooper

Bank of America, N.A. v. SFR Inv.’s Pool 1, LLC, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 72 (Sept. 13, 2018) (en banc), Esteban Hernandez

Ibarra vs. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 70 (Sept. 13, 2018) (en banc), Whitney Jones

In Re Connell Living Trust, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 73 (Sep. 13, 2018) (en banc), Pengxiang Tian

Wells Fargo, N.A. v. Radecki, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 74 (Sep. 13, 2018) (en banc), Yilmaz Turkeri

Baiguen v. Harrah’s Las Vegas, LLC, 134 Nev., Adv. Op. 71 (Sept. 13, 2018) (en banc), Scott Whitworth

Dunham (John) v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 68 (Sept. 6, 2018), Katrina Brandhagen

Mathews v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 63 (Aug. 23, 2018), Christi Dupont

Richard v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 64 (Aug. 23, 2018), Kaila Patrick

Coles (Brent) v. Bisbee, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 62. (Aug. 2, 2018), Tamara Cannella

N. Nev. Homes v. GL Constr., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 60 (Aug. 2, 2018), Jeff Chronister

Clark County v. HQ Metro, LLC, 134 Nev., Adv. Op. 56 (Aug. 2, 2018) (en banc), Joseph K. Fabbi

Nev. Recycling & Salvage v. Reno Disposal, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 55 (Aug. 2, 2018) (en banc), Carmen Gilbert

In re Parental Rights as to S.L., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 59 (Aug. 2, 2018), Maliq Kendricks

Shores v. Global Experience Specialists, Inc., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 61 (Aug. 2, 2018), Natice Locke

Hubbard (Cory) v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 54 (Aug. 2, 2018) (en banc), Matthew J. McKissick

SFR Invs. Pool 1, LLC v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 58 (Aug. 2, 2018) (en banc), Jocelyn Murphy

Granada-Ruiz v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 57 (Aug. 2, 2018) (en banc), Sara Schreiber

Rippo v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 53 (Aug. 2, 2018) (en banc), Shady Sirsy

Cooper v. State, 134 Nev. 52 (July 26, 2018) (en banc), Xheni Ristani

State of Nevada v. Second Judicial District Court., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 51 (Jul. 19, 2018), Ronald Evans

Labarbera v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 51 (Jul. 19, 2018), Casey Lee

West Sunset 2050 Trust v. Nationstar Mortgage, L.L.C., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 47 (Jun. 28, 2018), Shaneka J. Malloyd

Carrington Mortg. Holdings v. R Ventures, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 46 (Jun. 14, 2018), Paloma Guerrero

Guerrina v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 45 (June 7, 2018), Xheni Ristani

MDC Rests. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 132 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 76 (May 31, 2018), Jeff Chronister

Comm’n of Ethics of the State of Nevada v. Hansen, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 40 (May 31, 2018), Landon Littlefield

Montage Marketing, LLC v. Washoe County, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 3 (May 31, 2018), Jocelyn Murphy

Sayedzada v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 38 (May 24, 2018), Sara Schreiber

Moore v. State of Nevada, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 35 (May 17, 2018), Casey Lee

Morgan vs. State of Nevada., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 27 (May 3, 2018), Ronald Evans

MEI-GSR Holdings, LLC v. Peppermill Casinos, Inc., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 31 (May 3, 2018), Joseph K. Fabbi

Eureka County v. Seventy Jud. Dist. Ct., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 37 (May 17, 2018), Carmen Gilbert

Cotter, Jr. v. Dist. Ct., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 32 (May 3, 2018) (en banc), Paloma Guerrero

Coleman v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 28 (May. 3, 2018), Maliq Kendricks

Fitzgerald v. Mobile Billboards, L.L.C., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 30 (May 3, 2018), Shaneka J. Malloyd

In re: Matter of E.R. C/W 73198, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 29 (May 3, 2018), Matthew J. McKissick

Las Vegas Dev. Grp., LLC v. Blaha, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 22 (May 3, 2018), Emily Meibert

Dolores v. State, Dep’t of Employment Sec. Div., 134 Nev. 34 (May 3, 2018), Xheni Ristani

Saticoy Bay v. Fed. Nat’l Mortg. Ass’n, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 36 (May. 17, 2018) (en banc), Shady Sirsy

Clark Cty. Office of the Coroner/Med. Exam'r v. Las Vegas Review-Journal, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 24. (April 12, 2018) (en banc), Tamara Cannella

Cain v. Price C/W 69889/70864, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 26 (April 12, 2018), Jeff Chronister

U.S. Home Corp. v. The Michael Ballesteros Trust, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 25 (April 1, 2018), Natice Locke

Kirsch v. Traber, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 22 (Apr. 5, 2018), Landon Littlefield

State v. Sample, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 23 (Apr. 5, 2018), Sara Schreiber

Southworth v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 20 (Mar. 29, 2018), Lucy Crow

King, P.E. v. St. Clair, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 18 (Mar. 29, 2018), Joseph K. Fabbi

Nuleaf CLV Dispensary, LLC v. State, Dep’t of Health and Human Serv’s, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 17 (Mar. 29, 2018), Margaret Higgins

Comstock Residents Ass’n v. Lyon Cty. Bd. of Comm’rs, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 19 (Mar. 29, 2018), Steven Kish

Miller v. Miller, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 16 (Mar. 15, 2018), Anna Sichting

Pawlik v. Deng, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 11 (Mar. 1, 2018) (en banc), Will T. Carter

Dezzani v. Kern & Assocs. Ltd., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 9 (Mar. 1, 2018), Ronald Evans

Jeremias v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 8 (Mar. 01, 2018), Maliq Kendricks

K-Kel, Inc. v. State Dep't of Taxation, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 10 (Mar. 10, 2018), Casey Lee

State v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 13 (Mar. 1, 2018) (en banc), Connor Saphire

Andrews v. State, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 12 (Mar. 01, 2018), Samantha Scofield

State, Dep’t of Bus. v. Dollar Loan Ctr., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 15 (Mar. 1, 2018) (en banc), Shady Sirsy

Zenor v. State, Dep't of Transp., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 14 (Mar. 1, 2018), Brianna Stutz

Las Vegas Review-Journal v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 7 (Feb. 27, 2018), Matthew J. McKissick

Felton v. Douglas County, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 6 (Feb. 15, 2018), Joshua Garry

Quinn v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 5 (Feb. 8, 2018) (en banc), Shaneka J. Malloyd

SFR Inv.'s Pool 1, LLC v. First Horizon Home Loans, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 4 (Feb. 1, 2018), Brendan McLeod

Castillo v. United Fed. Credit Union, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 3 (Feb. 1, 2018), Jocelyn Murphy

Okada v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 2 (Jan. 11, 2018) (en banc), Paloma Guerrero

Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Loc. 16 v. Lab. Comm’r; Univ. of Nev., Reno; & CORE Constr., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 1 (Jan. 4, 2018), Alma Orozco

Submissions from 2017 2017

Estate of Adams v. Fallini, 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 81 (December 29, 2016), Krystina Viernes

Boca Park Marketplace Syndications Grp., L.L.C. v. Higco, Inc., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 114 (Dec. 28, 2017), Tamara Cannella

Peck v. Zipf, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 108 (Dec. 28, 2017), Jeff Chronister

Eureka County v. Seventh Judicial Dist. Ct., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 111 (Dec. 28, 2017), Michelle Harnik

Rodriguez v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 110 (Dec. 28, 2017), Natice Locke and Natice Locke

Hawkins v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 109 (Dec. 28, 2017), Rex Martinez

McCrosky v. Carson Tahoe Reg’l Med. Ctr., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 115 (Dec. 28, 2017), Xheni Ristani

Brown v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 113 (December 28, 2017, Ebeth Rocio Palafox

Segovia v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 112 (Dec. 28, 2017), Alexis Wendl

Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 102 (Dec. 26, 2017), Rebecca L. Crooker

State, Dep’t. of Bus. and Indus., Fin. Inst. Div. v. Dollar Loan Ctr., L.L.C., 133 Nev Adv. Op. 103 (Dec. 26, 2017) (en banc), Emily Meibert

Arcella v. Arcella, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 104 (Dec. 26, 2017), Shannon Zahm

Archon Corp., vs. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 101 (December 21, 2017), Landon Littlefield