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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 2012 2012

Summary of State v. Javier C., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 50, Sarah Stephan

Summary of Sherriff v. Andrews, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 51, Robert Stewart

Summary of Gold Ridge Partners v. Sierra Pacific Power Company, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 47, Adam Tully

Summary of State of Nevada v. Reliant Energy, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Brittnie Watkins

Summary of Edelstein v. Bank of New York Mellon, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 48, Jamie Stilz-Outlaw

Summary of Sierra Nevada Administrators v. Negriev, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 45, Drew Wheaton

Summary of In re Parental Rights as to J.D.N., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 44, Timothy A. Wiseman

Summary of Certified Fire Protection, Inc. v. Precision Construction, Inc., et. al., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 35, Travis Akin

Summary of Bonnell v. Lawrence, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 37, Richard A. Andrews

Summary of Liapis v. Second Judicial Dist. Ct., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 39, Rami Hernandez

Summary of Rolf Jensen & Assoc., Inc. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 42, Amanda Ireland

Summary of Washoe County v. Otto, 128 Nev. Advanced Opinion No. 40, Emily Navasca

Summary of Deboer v. Sr. Bridges of Sparks Family Hospital, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 38, Bryan Schwartz

Summary of O’Connor v. Mallory, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41 , Collin Seale

Summary of Consipio Holding, BV v. Carlberg, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 43, Brandon C. Sendall

Summary of Road & Highway Builders, LLC. v. Northern Nevada Rebar, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 36, Matthew Vantusko

Summary of State, Bus. & Indus. v. Nev. Ass’n Servs., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 34, Jason DeForest

Summary of Nevada v. Barren, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 31, Amanda Ireland

Summary of In re George J., 128 Nev. Advanced Opinion No. 32, Emily Navasca

Summary of Tri-County Equipment & Leasing v. Klinke, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 33, Daniella LaBounty

Summary of Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin, Inc. v. Williams, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30, Bryan Schwartz

Summary of Choy v. Ameristar Casinos, Inc., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 78, Justin Shiroff

Summary of Ryan’s Express v. Amador Stage Lines, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 27, Richard A. Andrews

Summary of Davis v. Beling, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 28, Colin Seale

Summary of FGA, Inc. v. Giglio, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 26, Brandon C. Sendall

Summary of Winn v. Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 23, Travis Akin

Summary of Whitehead v. State, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 24, Eric Carson

Summary of In re Nevada State Engineer Ruling No. 5823, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. No 22, Alan R. Smith

Summary of Pack v. LaTourette, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 25, Matthew Vantusko

Summary of Club Vista Financial Servs. v. Dist. Ct., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 21, Cameron M. Daw

Summary of Schettler v. RalRon Capital Corp., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 20, Jason L. DeForest

Summary of State v. Huebler, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 19, Richard A. Andrews

Summary of Jones v. SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 18, Rami Hernandez

Summary of Holiday Retirement Corp. v. State, DIR, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 13, Jason L. DeForest

Summary of In re Parental Rights as to C.C.A., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 15, William S. Habdas

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

Summary of Haley v. Dist. Ct., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 16, Amanda Ireland

Summary of Mountain View Hospital v. Dist. Ct., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17, Kendra Kisling

Summary of Maestas v. State, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 12, Richard A. Andrews

Summary of Finkel v. Cashman Professional, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 6, Travis Akin

Summary of Carstarphen v. Milsner, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 5, Richard A. Andrews

Summary of Cafe Moda v. Palma, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 7, Colin Seale

Summary of Webb v. Shull, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 8, Brandon Sendall

Summary of Bigpond vs. Nevada, 128 Nev. Advanced Opinion No. 10, Emily Navasca

Summary of Wheble v. Dist. Ct., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 11, Bryan Schwartz

Summary of Weddell v. H2O, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 9, Matthew Vantusko

Summary of In re Estate of Melton, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 4, Eric Carson

Summary of In re Parental Rights as to S.M.M.D, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 2, Richard A. Andrews

Summary of Vaile v. Porsboll, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 3, Thomas L. Chittum III

Summary of Pohlabel v. State, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 1, Jamie Combs

Submissions from 2011 2011

Summary of Munda v. Summerlin Life & Health Ins. Co., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 83, Joseph Bowen

Summary of Rogers v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 88, Amanda Ireland

Summary of Toston v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 87, Kendra Kisling

Summary of Fourth St. Place v. Travelers Indem. Co., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 86, Daniella LaBounty

Summary of State v. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 84, Michelle Newman

Summary of In re Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 53, David H. Rigdon

Summary of Sicor, Inc. v. Sacks, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 81, Richard A. Andrews

Summary of Sicor, Inc. v. Hutchinson, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 82, Joseph Bowen

Summary of Reno Newspapers v. Gibbons, 125 Nev. Adv. Op. 23, Daniel M. Ryan

Summary of Holt v. Regional Trustee Services Corp., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 80, Brandon C. Sendall

Summary of Klasch v. Walgreen Co., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 74, Cameron Daw

Summary of Chateau Vegas Wine, Inc. v. S. Wine & Spirits, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 73, Richard A. Andrews

Summary of Friedman v. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 75, Thomas L. Chittum III

Summary of Choy v. Ameristar Casinos, Inc., 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 29, Rami Hernandez

Summary of Public Agency Compensation Trust v. Blake, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 77, Tim Mott

Summary of Estate of Smith v. Mahoney’s Silver Nugget, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 76, Colin Seale

Summary of Canarelli v. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 72, Cameron Daw

Summary of Pacificare of Nev., Inc. v. Rogers, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 71, Jason DeForest

Summary of Cervantes v. Health Plan of Nev., Inc. et al., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 70, Kelli M. DeVaney

Summary of Nunnery v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 69, Sabrina Dolson

Summary of Wilson v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 68, Aaron K. Haar

Summary of State, Dep’t of Taxation v. Masco Builder, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 66, Rami Hernandez

Summary of Walters v. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 66, William Habdas

Summary of Francis v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 60, Amanda Ireland

Summary of Emerson v. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 61, Kendra Kisling

Summary of City of North Las Vegas v. Warburton, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 62, Daniella LaBounty

Summary of Merits Incentives v. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 63, Patrick C. McDonnell

Summary of G.C. Wallace, Inc. v. Dist. Ct., 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 64, Alan Miller

Summary of Stephans v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 65, Emily Navasca

Summary of Daane v. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, Michelle Newman

Summary of Weddell v. Stewart, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 58, Bryan Schwartz

Summary of City of North Las Vegas v. State, EMRB, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57, Colin Seale

Summary of State v. Hughes, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. 56, Brandon Sendall

Summary of Ford v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 55, Alan R. Smith

Summary of Adam v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 54, Matthew Vantusko

Summary of Otak Nevada, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 53, Jason Wallace

Summary of Yellow Cab of Reno, Inc. v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct. of Nev., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 52, Brian L. Blaylock

Summary of Gallegos v. Malco Enterprises of Nevada, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 51, Chelsey Bosworth

Summary of Hawkins v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 50, Christopher Scott Connell

Summary of Rennels v. Rennels, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 49, Erin Elliot

Summary of LVMPD v. Coregis Insurance Co., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 47, Charles Gianelloni

Summary of City of Oakland v. Desert Outdoor Advertising, Inc., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Dan Hill

Summary of Roethlisberger v. McNulty, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 48, Michael Roche

Summary of Williams v. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 45, Ryan Johnson

Summary of Rose v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 43, Michael Li

Summary of Cortes v. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 44, Sean W. McDonald

Summary of Dynalectric Co. of Nev. v. Clark & Sullivan Constructors, Inc., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, Brian L. Blaylock

Summary of Winkle v. Warden, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 42, Tim Mott

Summary of Benchmark Ins. Co. v. Sparks, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 33, Christian Balducci

Summary of State, Tax Comm’n v. American Home Shield, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 31, Chelsey Bosworth

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