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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

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

Shue v. State of Nevada, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 99 (Dec. 14, 2017), Margaret Higgins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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