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Products liability extends to MGM Grand sign, court rules in victory for Nevada injury lawyers
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) – A literal and figurative big win has been scored by plaintiffs lawyers in Nevada, thanks to a July 30 Court of Appeals decision. -
Fatal dose of morphine would be ordinary negligence, not medical malpractice, Nev. SC says
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) – Jurors don’t need a medical expert to decide whether a nurse was negligent when she gave a patient what turned out to be a fatal dosage of morphine that was supposed to go to a different patient. -
Nevada Supreme Court dismisses congressional candidate's libel litigation over 2016 campaign ad
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) – Libel allegations against now-former Democrat Nevada U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen by her Republican rival in the 2016 race Danny Tarkanian are pretty much done following the state Supreme Court's decision last month to dismiss the case. -
LEWIS BRISBOIS: Lewis Brisbois opens Reno/Tahoe, Nevada Office
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the expansion of its presence in Nevada by joining forces with former law firm GeorgesonAngaran. -
Nev. newspaper to get docs relating to allegations of hostile behavior by Clark County School District trustee
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) – The Nevada Supreme Court on Oct. 25 affirmed a district court decision ordering release of documents to a newspaper reporter investigating allegations of abuse by a school trustee, but ruled further names of victims to be redacted. -
Nevada Supreme Court affirms dismissal of $6 million lawsuit against Fiesta Palms
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) – Nevada’s Supreme Court has affirmed a district court's decision deny a motion of relief after the court dismissed a personal injury lawsuit against Fiesta Palms. -
Nevada Supreme Court: Workers' Comp only recourse for Harrah's employee who suffered stroke
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of the State of Nevada upheld a ruling by the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County that granted a summary judgment in favor of Harrah’s Las Vegas LLC and Caesars Entertainment Corp. in a lawsuit filed by an employee who suffered a stroke on-the-job at Harrah’s, according to a Sept. 13 opinion. -
Nevada Supreme Court denies Minimum Wage Amendment relief to cab company
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) – The Nevada Supreme Court on March 16 denied Western Cab's petition for extraordinary relief under the state’s Minimum Wage Amendment, which allows employers to pay lower wages to employees when they also offer them health benefits. -
Nevada Supreme Court clarifies confusions on minimum wage law
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) – The Nevada Supreme Court has released two separate rulings to clarify the widely controversial issues linked to the Minimum Wage Amendment made to the Nevada Constitution. -
Former Nev. AG Masto will be in tight race for Reid seat; ATRA expects her to be 'beholden' to plaintiffs bar
Catherine Cortez Masto found herself in a comfortable spot one night last month, spending the evening with President Barack Obama, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and dozens of other supporters who want to elect her to the U.S. Senate in 2016. -
New chief justice picked for Nev. SC
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - James W. Hardesty has been named chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court. -
Pfizer challenges agreement between Nev. AG, contingency fee attorneys
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - Pfizer, Inc., is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to hear its argument against the contingency fee agreement entered into by private attorneys who are representing the state Attorney General's Office in a lawsuit against it. -
Nev. SC overturns dismissal of cab drivers' minimum wage arguments
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled in a 4-3 decision that a district court erred in holding that the Minimum Wage Amendment did not entirely replace the existing statutory minimum wage scheme, which exempts taxicab drivers from its minimum wage provisions. -
Nev. SC overturns $6M verdict for man injured during Monday Night Football at Palms Casino
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned a $6 million verdict against the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas in a lawsuit brought by a man who was allegedly injured there by a football fan diving for a souvenir. -
Neveda SC tightens 'open and obvious danger' doctrine
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - The Nevada Supreme Court overruled a trial court's grant of summary judgment to Costco in the case of a man who alleged injuries from tripping and falling over a pallet placed in a store aisle. -
Nev. AG Masto loses Enron-related antitrust case
Masto CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has lost an antitrust case that alleged Reliant Energy made a secret deal with now-bankrupt Enron Corp. -
Nev. SC: 'Mode of operation' doesn't apply to sit-down eateries
Douglas CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - The Nevada Supreme Court ruled last week that the "mode of operation" approach to premises liability does not extend to sit-down restaurants. -
Nev. SC rules short-sale agreement is enforceable
Gibbons CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - The Nevada Supreme Court ruled last week in favor of a mortgage company in a foreclosure mediation matter. -
Nev. SC says statute allows liability to be split
Parraguirre CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - The Nevada Supreme Court says the state's comparative negligence statute allows liability to be split between a negligent tortfeasor and an intentional tortfeasor. -
Report: Drug company settles lawsuits for more than $250 million
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reportedly will pay more than $250 million to settle nearly 100 lawsuits over the sedative propofol.