Misheard Confession, Independent Probable Cause, and Ligature Strangulation as a Deadly Weapon: Roginsky v. State (Nev. 2025) Introduction In Roginsky (Robert) v. State, No. 89006 (Nev. Sept. 12,...
No Two‑Step Reconsideration Motions under WDCR 12(8)/DCR 13(7) and Sanctionable “Mediation‑as‑Pretext” Deception under RPC 4.1 Case Controlled Contamination Services, LLC v. Dist. Ct. (Fredericks),...
Differential Diagnosis Endorsed for Abusive Head Trauma: Nevada Affirms Physician Causation Testimony Without Biomechanical Expertise and Clarifies Limits on Juror-Impeachment and Prosecutorial...
Nevada Supreme Court Enforces Contractual Irreparable-Harm Presumptions to Support Mandatory Injunction and Specific Performance in Convertible Note Disputes Introduction In Blackstar Enterprise...
Procedural Due Process and Permanency Timelines: Nevada Affirms the Constitutionality of NRS 128.109’s Rebuttable Presumptions in Termination of Parental Rights Introduction In In re: Parental Rights...
Post‑Offer Interest Applies to Punitive Damages; “Genuine Dispute” Folded into Nevada Bad‑Faith Standard and May Defeat Refusal‑to‑Defend Claims; Unfair Insurance Practices Liability Limited to...
Harvey v. City of Reno: Abutter Access Is Limited to Easement by Necessity; No Prescriptive Rights Against the State; and Courts May Judicially Notice Recorded Highway Records on a Motion to Dismiss...
Nevada Supreme Court bars “comparable verdicts” in excessive-damages review and reaffirms full contingency-fee recovery under NRCP 68: Bellomo v. Roybal Introduction In Bellomo v. Roybal, the Supreme...
Due-Weight Rule in Post-Termination Placements: Nevada Supreme Court Reaffirms Courts Must Consider, Not Defer to, DFS Placement Preferences Case: Destin v. District Court (Handwerker-LaMaster)...
Flat Fees Are Not Earned Upon Receipt in Nevada: Trust-Account Treatment and Termination Duties for Limited-Scope Engagements Introduction In In re: Discipline of Hardeep Sull (141 Nev., Advance...
Trust Construction in Nevada Requires Personal Jurisdiction Over the Trustee In rem authority under NRS 164.010 cannot bypass due process; appointing a registered agent (NRS 14.020) is not consent to...
Filed Pleadings Protected, Private Gossip Not: Nevada Supreme Court Reaffirms Litigation Privilege as a Complete Bar at Anti‑SLAPP Prong Two and Clarifies NRS 41.637’s “Interested Audience”...
Acosta v. State: Nevada Supreme Court Tightens the Nexus Requirement for Cell-Phone Search Warrants 1. Introduction In Acosta (Xavier) v. State, 141 Nev., Adv. Op. 40 (2025), the Nevada Supreme Court...
Clarifying Control: Attorneys Do Not Possess Clients’ Choses in Action for Garnishment under NRS 31.290 Introduction On 21 August 2025 the Supreme Court of Nevada delivered AZG Limited Partnership v....
“Individualized Waiver” under NRCP 41(e)(2)(B): The Supreme Court of Nevada Clarifies that a Five-Year Dismissal Waiver Binds Only the Consenting Parties Introduction Case: Paul v. Second Judicial...
Eliminating the “Loaded-and-Operable” Element: Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Assault-with-a-Deadly-Weapon under NRS 200.471 1. Introduction In State v. District Court (Bankhead), 141 Nev., Adv. Op....
Galvin v. State (Nev. 2025): Non-Disclosure of Witness Emails Is Non-Structural Error Subject to Harmless-Error Review 1. Introduction In Galvin v. State, 86927 (Nev. Aug. 21, 2025), the Supreme...
End of COVID-19 Tolling and Non-Revival of Terminated Directives: Supreme Court of Nevada Clarifies Statute-of-Limitations Computation in Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. v. District Court (Campbell)...
Reyes v. State: Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies that “Intent Not to Return” Is NOT a Separate Element of the Duty-to-Stop Statute Introduction In Reyes (Fernando) v. State, No. 88011 (Nev. Aug. 21,...
Royal Essex, LLC v. Azteca Real Estate Partners, LLC Nevada Supreme Court, 21 August 2025 Introduction Royal Essex, LLC (“Essex”) was conceived in 2007 to purchase and develop land in the Inspirada...