“Unremembered” Strategy Is Not Enough: Brown v. State (2025) and Nevada’s Refined Ineffective-Assistance Doctrine 1. Introduction Brown v. State, No. 88860 (Nev. Aug. 19, 2025) is a Supreme Court of...
“Pending-Litigation Abeyance” Doctrine: Sullivan v. Baker Ranches and the State Engineer’s Discretion to Suspend Water-Rights Investigations 1. Introduction Case: Sullivan, P.E. v. Baker Ranches,...
“Hedging Is Not a Concession” – The Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies When Trial Counsel’s Reference to a Lesser-Included Offence Triggers McCoy-Type Error Introduction In Coddington (Ryan) v. Warden,...
Reaffirming the Regulatory Safe Harbor & Contractual Limitations on Utility Customers: Commentary on Garmong v. Sierra Pacific Power Company, Inc., Supreme Court of Nevada (2025) 1. Introduction The...
“Water as an Assessment”: The Supreme Court of Nevada Recognizes Utility Charges as Lien-Triggering Assessments under NRS 116.3116 Introduction Maxwell Trust v. Saticoy Bay LLC Series 3414 Big Sur,...
Valjo v. Euphoria Wellness – Nevada Supreme Court Bars Revival of Time-Barred Claims Through Post-Hoc Ownership Agreements 1. Introduction In Valjo, Inc. v. Euphoria Wellness, LLC (Nos. 87929 &...
“No Second Bite at the Apple” – Nevada Supreme Court Bars Renewal of Statute-of-Limitations Period by Later Assignment Commentary on Valjo, Inc. v. Euphoria Wellness, LLC, Nos. 87929 & 88137 (Nev....
“Beyond the Final Whistle” – Nevada Clarifies Post-Employment Arbitrability and Unconscionability in The National Football League v. Gruden I. Introduction On 11 August 2025 the Supreme Court of...
A Cab v. Murray: Nevada Supreme Court Confirms District Courts’ Authority to Award Appellate Attorney Fees under the Minimum Wage Amendment Introduction In A Cab Series, LLC f/k/a A Cab, LLC v....
“The Davis Doctrine” – Post-Verdict Juror Statements Are Inadmissible Under NRS 50.065(2)(a) Introduction Davis (Laron) v. State, decided by the Supreme Court of Nevada on 2 July 2025, concerns the...
Expanding the Scope of Res Gestae in Nevada: Lessons from Sanchez-Ramirez v. State (2025) 1. Introduction In Sanchez-Ramirez v. State, the Supreme Court of Nevada reviewed multiple challenges arising...
Kosor v. Southern Highlands: Nevada Supreme Court Holds NRS 38.310’s ADR Requirement is a Waivable Claim-Processing Rule, Not a Jurisdictional Bar Introduction The Supreme Court of Nevada, in Kosor,...
Whitley v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.: Nevada Supreme Court Limits the Calder “Effects” Test to Intentional Torts Introduction In Whitley v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 141 Nev., Adv. Op. 33 (2025), the...
“Conflict-Based Recusal as Good Cause” – The New Standard for Extending Time to Serve the Nevada Attorney General in Petitions for Judicial Review 1. Introduction In Lombardo v. Nevada Commission on...
Ponder v. State: Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies that Temporary Bruising Constitutes “Disfigurement” and that Foreseeability, not Intent, Defines “Non-Accidental” Injury under NRS 432B Introduction In...
Wills v. Collins Capital, LLC: Clarifying Nevada Courts’ Power to Impose Case-Terminating Discovery Sanctions Without an Evidentiary Hearing Introduction Wills v. Collins Capital, LLC, decided by the...
From “Suicide Rule” to “Foreseeability Test”: Nevada Affirms Potential Liability of Health-Care Providers for a Patient’s Post-Treatment Suicide 1. Introduction In Bourne v. Valdes, 141 Nev., Advance...
Clark County v. District Court (Eggleston): Interlocutory Mandamus Review Recognised for Immunity Denials and the Scope of Social-Worker Immunities in Parental-Rights Investigations Introduction The...
Nevada Supreme Court Authorizes No-Contest Pleas in Child-Dependency Cases Commentary on In re A.T., a Minor, 141 Nev., Advance Opinion 32 (2025) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Nevada, sitting...
United Healthcare v. Fremont Emergency (Mandavia), Ltd. New Nevada Precedent: Emergency-room providers lacking a contract may sue insurers for unjust enrichment, but not for implied-in-fact contract...