CHU (ERIC) v. WARDEN (CRIMINAL): Rib-Fracture “Pattern of Abuse” Evidence Treated as Continuing Child Abuse (Not NRS 48.045(2) Other-Act Evidence) and No Per-Se Duty to Counter the State with a...
Miranda Waiver Requires Interpreter When Police Should Recognize Limited English Proficiency Commentary on AJAY (AJAY) v. STATE (CRIMINAL), 142 Nev., Advance Opinion 4 (Nev. Jan. 15, 2026) 1....
Custody Credit Does Not Reduce Incompetency-Based Civil Commitment: NRS 176.055 Applies Only to Post-Conviction Sentences and NRS 178.463 Only After Conditional Release Case: ROGERS v. STATE OF...
Reed v. State: Affirmance of Removal of a Disruptive Pro Se Defendant During Closing Argument After Collins Safeguards, with Reinforced Limits on Collateral “Trial-Within-a-Trial” Defenses and...
Mandate Rule on Remand: Successor Judge May Revisit Prior Findings Inconsistent with Appellate Contract Interpretation and Award Actual Remediation Costs 1. Introduction Contin’l Fire Sprinkler Co....
Pre-Sale Payments to the Foreclosing HOA Alone Satisfy Superpriority and Convert a Multi-HOA Foreclosure to Subpriority (Deed of Trust Survives) 1. Introduction DEUTSCHE BANK NAT'L TR. CO. v....
Nevada Trust Writs: Adequate Statutory Remedies Bar Prohibition Relief; Document-by-Document Showing Required to Unseal/End Pseudonyms 1. Introduction Case: IN RE: DOE IRREVOCABLE TRUST (CIVIL), No....
Final Dismissals of NRS 432B Child-Protection Petitions Are Appealable Final Judgments Under NRAP 3A(b)(1) 1. Introduction In IN RE: N.D., G.D. AND M.D. (FAMILY), 142 Nev., Advance Opinion 2 (Jan. 8,...
Implied “DUI Clearance” Show-of-Authority Is a Fourth Amendment Seizure, Yet a Corroborated 911 Tip Can Sustain Reasonable Suspicion; Trespass Instructions Cannot Rewrite NRS 207.200 1. Introduction...
Inconclusive DNA as “Complete Story” Evidence and Limits on Expert-Witness Application to Facts in Child Lewdness Trials 1. Introduction In VAZQUEZ-HINOJOSA (LEONEL) v. STATE (CRIMINAL) (Nev. Dec....
“May Be Held Liable Under Any Workers’ Compensation Law” Excludes Coverage for Work-Related Employee Injuries Regardless of Actual Workers’ Compensation Recovery 1. Introduction Jimale v. State,...
Nevada Supreme Court Rejects the Automatic Companion Rule: Individualized Reasonable Suspicion Required to Detain or Search a Suspect’s Companion I. Introduction In State v. Dubuc, 141 Nev., Adv. Op....
Provisional Sealing, Not Secret Trusts: New York Times Co. v. Dist. Ct. (Doe 1 Trust) and the Preservation of Nevada’s Presumption of Open Courts I. Introduction The Nevada Supreme Court’s en banc...
“Professional Courtesy Is Not Good Cause”: Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Deadlines, Defaults, and Dismissals in El Cortez Reno Holdings, LLC v. PFPCO's Noble Pie Parlor I. Introduction This en banc...
Liberal Amendment After Intervening Changes in Law: State, Commissioner of Insurance v. Chur and NRCP 15 1. Introduction The Nevada Supreme Court’s en banc decision in State of Nevada, Commissioner...
Specific Jurisdiction and Divergent Streams of Commerce: The Nevada Supreme Court Adopts an End‑Product / Derivative‑Product Framework in Franceschi v. LG Chem I. Introduction In Franceschi v. LG...
Reassignment Without Disqualification: The Nevada Supreme Court’s Use of Supervisory Authority to Protect the Presumption of Innocence in Williams v. District Court I. Introduction The Nevada Supreme...
Zavalza v. State and the Nevada Supreme Court’s Tightening of Harmless Error, Lost Evidence, and Non‑Traditional Expert Standards Introduction In Julius Edward Zavalza v. State of Nevada, No. 89057,...
Ordinary Negligence Against Health Care Providers Survives Only for Conduct Independent of the Medical Relationship Commentary on Renown Regional Medical Center v. District Court (Freeman), 141 Nev.,...
Woodin v. State: Excluding CPS “Substantiation” Opinions and Clarifying Key Criminal Procedure Doctrines in Nevada I. Introduction In Woodin (James) v. State, No. 89133 (Nev. Dec. 11, 2025), the...