Nevada Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Nevada or Court of Appeals of Nevada where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Alsenz v. Twin Lakes Village - 12/22/1992
Per Curiam:
Case involves an action for wrongful death. On June 10, 1990, Misty Alexander (Misty) drove her car into a flooded intersection in Las Vegas. Respondents had constructed allegedly defective flood control channels in...
Fernandez v. Admirand - 12/3/1992
Per Curiam:
Facts
In June, 1983, Roman P. Fernandez (Fernandez) first sought medical treatment from Michael K. Daines, M.D. (Dr. Daines), a physician who was board certified in internal medicine. Fernandez was a forty-nine...
Bell & Gossett Co. v. Oak Grove Investors - 12/3/1992
Per Curiam:
This lingering controversy arose from problems with a hot water plumbing system installed in a large Reno apartment complex. Various subcontractors contributed to the plumbing system that improperly combined the...
Mallin v. Farmers Ins. Exchange - 9/15/1992
By the Court, Springer, J.:
The case is brought by the personal representatives of three persons who were shot and killed at a residence insured by a homeowner's policy issued by Farmers Insurance Exchange. Farmers denies any...
Davidson v. Velsicol Chemical - 8/12/1992
Per Curiam:
The main issue presented by this appeal is whether the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq. (“FIFRA”), pre-empts state common law actions against the manufacturers of pesticides...
Nationwide Mut. Ins. v. Moya - 8/10/1992
Per Curiam:
An insured died from injuries she suffered in a car accident
[108 Nev. 578, Page 580]
caused by an uninsured motorist. Respondents/cross-appellants (“the Moyas”), the insured's personal representative and...
State - 12/20/1991
Per Curiam:
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) agreed to issue Central Telephone Company of Nevada (CENTEL) a revocable encroachment permit in 1966. The permit allowed CENTEL to install an underground conduit beneath...
Nurenberger Hercules-Werke v. Virostek - 12/6/1991
By the Court, Steffen, J.:
Respondent, Frank Virostek, suffered permanent brain damage as a result of injuries sustained on May 24, 1983, in an accident
[107 Nev. 873, Page 876]
that occurred while riding his Sachs...
SIIS v. Lodge - 12/6/1991
Per Curiam:
Frank Lodge (Frank) was a sheet metal worker, an occupation which involves working with asbestos and fiberglass insulation. In 1976, he became totally disabled with silicosis, a respiratory illness, as a result of his...
Sierra Foods v. Williams - 8/28/1991
Per Curiam:
On May 11, 1988, appellants Gary Davis and Robert Parker, partners in Sierra Foods, drove two step vans owned by Sierra Foods on Oddie Boulevard in Sparks. Davis drove the first van and towed the second van which was...
Smith v. Cotter - 4/30/1991
Per Curiam:
This is a medical malpractice action. After a bench trial, the district court awarded damages against Dr. Lindsay Smith because of his negligent failure to obtain James Cotter's informed consent to a surgical...
Stubli v. Big D International Trucks - 4/30/1991
By the Court, Young, J.:
This is an appeal from an order, entered as a sanction pursuant to NRCP 37, dismissing appellant's complaint due to appellant's failure to preserve evidence. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm. ...
Robinson v. G.G.C. - 3/28/1991
By the Court, Rose, J.:
Appellant Jeffrey W. Robinson suffered permanent damage to his hand when he tried to remove an object from a box crushing machine. Robinson was a boxboy at Lucky's Supermarket and was operating the machine...
Northern Nev. Ass'n Injured Workers v. SIIS - 3/7/1991
Per Curiam:
Appellants sued respondents State Industrial Insurance System (SIIS) and certain individual SIIS employees (employees) for negligence and bad faith in the processing of appellants' claims, and for deprivation of their...
Phelps v. District Court - 12/27/1990
Per Curiam:
This original petition for a writ of prohibition challenges an order of the district court declaring that the affidavit of petitioners' medical expert cannot be presented to the joint medical legal screening panel,...
American Federal Savings v. Washoe County - 12/7/1990
Per Curiam:
THE FACTS
In this appeal, the court is asked to determine the effect of the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act (“NIIA”) on an express contract that may require an employer to indemnify a third-party for...
Andrews v. Harley Davidson - 8/21/1990
By the Court, Rose, J.:
James Andrews (Andrews) sued Harley Davidson, Inc. (Harley Davidson) alleging that it was strictly liable for injuries he incurred resulting from a design defect which caused the gas tank to separate from...
Culverson v. State - 8/21/1990
By the Court, Young, C. J.:
Samuel Culverson was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment without
[106 Nev. 484, Page 486]
possibility of parole for killing Michael...
Lotter v. Clark Co. Bd. of Commissioners - 6/8/1990
Per Curiam: This is an appeal from an order granting Clark County's motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.
Facts
Appellant Carlos J. Lotter purchased a home on or about May 16, 1986, and...
National Union Fire Ins. v. Caesars Palace - 5/30/1990
Per Curiam:
This is an appeal from an order granting respondents' motion for partial summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we reserve.
Facts
A heavyweight championship boxing match between Larry Holmes...
Karadanis v. Sourwine - 12/6/1989
By the Court, Springer, J.:
This is an attorney malpractice case. The trial court granted summary judgment to the respondent attorneys, ruling that the attorneys could not be held liable for their failure to prosecute in favor of...
Black & Decker v. Essex Group - 6/22/1989
Per Curiam:
A jury bound both appellant Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc. and respondent Essex Group, Inc. liable under a strict products liability theory for personal injuries suffered by Willard Larson when he attempted to plug...
Nevada Power v. Metropolitan Dev. Co. - 12/21/1988
Per Curiam:
Appellant Nevada Power Company filed a third-party complaint against respondent, Metropolitan Development Company (Metropolitan), which was dismissed when the district court concluded that the limitations period of...
Semenza v. Nevada Med. Liability Ins. - 12/9/1988
Per Curiam:
Georgette McNally sued Alan J. Mishler, M.D., claiming medical malpractice. At the time, Mishler's professional negligence insurer was the Nevada Medical Liability Insurance Company ("NMLIC"). NMLIC retained attorney...
Vosburg Equipment v. Zupancic - 5/29/1987
By the Court, Springer, J.: This action was brought by appellants Vosburg, Galliher, and McInnis, 1 to be called "Plaintiffs," against respondent Zupancic, to be called "Defendant." Plaintiffs sued defendant for breach of an oral...
Fleischer v. August - 5/29/1987
Per Curiam:
Plaintiff Ruth Zweifler 1 sued defendant Dr. Freida Fleischer for medical malpractice for failure to diagnose endometrial adenocarcinoma, a form of cancer. The complaint was filed October 29, 1985. On March 27, 1986,...
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