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 2017

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Dep’t of Health & Human Serv.’s v. Samantha Inc., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 100 (Dec. 14, 2017), Sara Schreiber

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Agwara v. State Bar of Nev., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 96 (Dec. 7, 2017) (en banc), Lucy Crow

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Mullner v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 98 (Dec. 7, 2017), Joseph K. Fabbi

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Abid v. Abid, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 94 (Dec. 7, 2017) (en banc), Carmen Gilbert

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In re Parental Rights as to T.L., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 97 (Dec. 7, 2017), Steven Kish

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Neville, Jr. vs. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 95 (Dec. 7, 2017), Anna Sichting

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Doe v. State ex rel. Legislature of the 77th Session, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 93 (Dec. 7, 2017), Shady Sirsy

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Gardner ex rel. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 89 (Nov. 22, 2017), Will Carter

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Collins v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 88 (Nov. 22, 2017), Casey Lee

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Nationstar Mortg., LLC v. Saticoy Bay LLC Series 2227 Shadow Canyon, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 409 (Nov. 22, 2017), Connor Saphire

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Yu v. Yu, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 90 (Nov. 22, 2017), Samantha Scofield

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Bradley v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 92 (Nov. 22, 2017), Brianna Stutz

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In re Discipline of Reade, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 87 (Nov. 16, 2017), Ronald Evans

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Farmer v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 86 (Nov. 16, 2017), Maliq Kendricks

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City of Las Vegas v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 82 (Nov. 16, 2017), Jocelyn Murphy

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Alotaibi v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 81 (Nov. 9, 2017) (en banc), Brendan McLeod

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Szymborski v. Spring Mtn. Treatment Ctr., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 80 (Oct. 26, 2017), Paloma Guerrero

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Clark Cty. Sch. Dist. v. Payo, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 79 (Oct. 26, 2017), Alma Orozco

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Mendenhall v. Tassinari, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 78 (Oct. 5, 2017), Rebecca L. Crooker

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Humphries v. New York-New York Hotel & Casino, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 77 (Oct. 5, 2017), Emily Meibert

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Williams v. State Dep’t of Corr., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 75 (Oct. 5, 2017), Xheni Ristani

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Sweat v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 76 (October 5, 2017), Shannon Zahm

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Fredianelli v. Price, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 74. (Oct. 5, 2017) (en banc), Tamara Cannella

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Johnson v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 73 (Oct. 5, 2017) (en banc), Ebeth Rocio Palafox

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In re Parental Rights as to A.D.L., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 72 (Oct. 5, 2017), Alexis Wendl

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Adelson v. Harris, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 67 (Sept. 27, 2017) (en banc), David E. Chavez

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Ford Motor Co. v. Trejo, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 68 (Sept. 27, 2017), Jeff Chronister

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High Noon at Arlington Ranch Homeowners Ass’n v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 66 (Sept. 27, 2017) (en banc), Homero Gonzalez

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State Engineer v. Eureka County, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 71 (Sep. 27, 2017), Michelle Harnik

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State of Nevada Dep’t of Trans. v. Eighth Judicial District Court (Nassiri), 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 70 (September 27, 2017), Natice Locke

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Gordon v. Geiger, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 69 (Sept. 27, 2017), Rex Martinez

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Parametric Sound Corp. v. Dist. Ct., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 59 (Sep. 14, 2017), Lucy Crow

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In Re Dish Network Derivation Litig., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 61 (Sept. 14, 2017), Joseph K. Fabbi

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Franchise Tax Bd. v. Hyatt, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 57 (Sept. 14, 2017), Carmen Gilbert

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Property Plus Inv.’s, LLC v. Mortg. Elec. Registration Sys., Inc., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 62 (Sept. 14, 2017), Margaret Higgins

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O.P.H. of Las Vegas, Inc. v. Oregon Mut. Ins. Co., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 60 (Sept. 14, 2017), Steven Kish

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Ditech Financial, LLC vs. Buckles, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 64 (September 14, 2017), Landon Littlefield

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Facklam v. HSBC Bank USA, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 65 (September 14, 2017), Ellsie Lucero

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Thomas v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 63 (Sept. 14, 2017), Sara Schreiber

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Paliotta v. State Dep’t of Corrections, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 58 (Sept. 14, 2017), Anna Sichting

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Gardner v. Henderson Water Park, L.L.C., 133 Nev. Ad. Op. 54 (Aug. 3, 2017), Scott Cardenas

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LN Mgmt. LLC Series 5105 Portraits Place v. Green Tree Loan Servicing LLC, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 55 (Aug. 03, 2017), Wesley Lemay Jr.

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Rural Tel. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm’n of Nev., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 53 (Aug. 3, 2017), Marco Luna

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City of Sparks vs. Reno Newspapers, Inc., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 56 (August 3, 2017), Brittni Griffith

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Southern Cal. Edison v. State Dep’t of Taxation, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 49 (Jul. 27, 2017), Karson Bright

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K&P Homes v. Christiana Trust, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 51 (July 27, 2017), Yolanda Carapia

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Wynn Resorts, Ltd. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 52 (July 27, 2017), Elise Conlin

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Desai v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 48 (July 27, 2017), Christopher Giddens

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Renfroe v. Lakeview Loan Serv., L.L.C., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 50 (July 27, 2017), Christopher Kelly

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Hefetz v. Beavor, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 46 (July 6, 2017), Julia Barker

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Jeffries v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 47 (July 6, 2017), Hayley Cummings

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Delucchi v. Songer, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 42 (June 29, 2017), Krystina Butchart

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Rawson v. Ninth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 44 (June 29, 2017), Hunter Davidson

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Washoe Cty. Sch. Dist. v. White, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 43 (June 29, 2017), Margarita Elias

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Comm’n on Ethics of Nev. v. Hansen, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 39 (Jun. 29, 2017), Wesley Lemay Jr.

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Anselmo v. Bisbee, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 45 (Jun. 29, 2017), Marco Luna

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Brioady v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 41 (Jun. 29, 2017), Maegun Mooso

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Malfitano v. County of Storey, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 40 (June 29, 2017), Brent Resh

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In Re: Parental Rights as to R.T., K.G-T., N.H-T. and E.H-T, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 38 (June 29, 2017), Brittni Griffith

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Bertsch v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 33, (June 22, 2017), Sydney Campau

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Pimentel v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 31 (June 22, 2017), Ping Chang

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City of Henderson v. Amado, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 36 (June 22, 2017), Andrew Clark

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Nationstar Mortg. v. SFR Invs. Pool 1, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 34 (June 22, 2017), Elise Conlin

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Vaile v. Porsboll, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 30 (June 22, 2017), Stephanie Glantz

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Pizarro-Ortega v. Cervantes-Lopez, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 37 (June 22, 2017), Andrew Hart

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Nguyen v. Boynes, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 32 (June 22, 2017), Angela Lee

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Bd. of Review v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 35 (June 22, 2017), Skyler Sullivan

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Sargeant v. Henderson Taxi, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 27 (June 1, 2017), Ping Chang

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O'Neal v. Hudson, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 29 (June 1, 2017), Kristopher Kalkowski

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A.J. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 28 (June 1, 2017), Briana Martinez

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In re D.T., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 23 (May 25, 2017), Karson Bright

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Iliescu v. Steppan, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 25 (May 25, 2017), Yolanda Carapia

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In re Davis Family Heritage Trust, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 26 (May 25, 2017)., Ping Chang

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Klabacka v. Nelson, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 24 (May 25, 2017), Christopher Kelly

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In re Discipline of Timothy Treffinger, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 22 (May 11, 2017), Julia Barker

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In re Parental Rights as to M.M.L., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 21 (May 11, 2017), Hayley Cummings

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Stewart v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 20 (May 4, 2017), Margarita Elias

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In re Connell Living Trust, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 19 (May. 04, 2017), Marco Luna

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Pub. Employees’ Ret. Sys. of Nev. v. Gitter, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 18 (Apr. 27, 2017)., Scott Cardenas

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Solid v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 17 (Apr. 27, 2017), Hunter Davidson

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Petit v. Adrianzen, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 15 (Apr. 13, 2017), Skyler Sullivan

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New Horizon Kids Quest III, Inc., v. The Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, 133 Nev., Adv. Op. 409 (Apr. 6, 2017), Andrew Clark

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TRP Int’l, Inc. v. Proimtu MMI LLC, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 13 (Apr. 6, 2017), Elise Conlin

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Office of the Attorney General v. Justice Court (Escalante), 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 12 (Apr. 6, 2017), Kristopher Kalkowski

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Renteria-Novoa (Guillermo) v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 11 (March 30, 2017), Briana Martinez

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Western Cab Co. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 10, (Mar. 16, 2017), Sydney Campau

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Simmons v. Briones, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 9, Annie Avery

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In re Frei Irrevocable Trust, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 8 (Mar. 2, 2017), Angela Lee

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Shapiro, et al., v. Welt, et al., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 6 (February 2, 2017), Stephanie Glantz

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Saticoy Bay, LLC. v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, 133 Nev., Adv. Op. 5 (Jan. 26, 2017), Julia Barker

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Saticoy Bay LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 3 (Jan. 26, 2017), Karson Bright

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Village League v. State Bd. of Equalization, 133 Nev., Adv. Op. 1 (January 26, 2017), Yolanda Carapia

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Poremba v. S. Nev. Paving, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 2 (Jan. 26, 2017) (en banc), Christopher Kelly

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In re Davis Family Heritage Trust, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 4 (Jan. 26, 2017), Maegun Mooso

Submissions from 2016

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Dykema v. Del Webb Communities, Inc., 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 82 (Dec. 29, 2016), Christopher Giddens

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Leavitt v. State, 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 83 (Dec. 29, 2016) (per curiam), Brent Resh

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Kaplan v. Dutra, 132 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 80 (Dec. 1, 2016) (en banc), Hayley Cummings

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Mayo v. Eigh. Jud, Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 79 (Nov. 23, 2016), Alex Velto

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Pacific Western Bank v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 78 (Nov. 3, 2016), Margarita Elias

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Nev. Yellow Cab, et al., v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 77 (Oct. 27, 2016)., Beatriz Aguirre