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In Nevada, the elements for a claim of negligent misrepresentation are: The defendant must have supplied information while in the course of his business,profession or employment, or any other transaction in which he had a pecuniary interest; The information must have been false; The information must have been supplied for the guidance of the plaintiff…
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In Nevada, the elements for a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress are: Defendant acted in a negligent manner, causing an accident or injury of another; Plaintiff witnesses the accident; Plaintiff is closely related to the victim of the accident; Plaintiff suffered emotional or physical distress by witnessing the accident while it happened; and…
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In Nevada, the elements for a claim of negligent entrustment are: Defendant leaves an object, such as an automobile or firearm, with another person; Defendant knows or should know the person with whom the defendant left the object is inexperienced and/or incompetent to use the object and a person who could use the object to…
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In Nevada, the elements for a claim of elder abuse are: A person over the age of 60 years or is vulnerable as defined by NRS 41.1395 (physical or mental impairment); Suffers a personal injury or death caused by abuse or neglect, as defined by NRS 41.1395; Suffers a loss of money or property by…
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In Nevada, the elements for a claim of negligent hiring, retention, and supervision are: Employer had a duty to protect plaintiff from harm resulting from its employment of the tortfeasor; Employer breached that duty by hiring, retaining, failing to train, supervise, or discipline the tortfeasor; Proximate cause; and Causation and damages. Nurse v. U.S., 226…
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In Nevada, the elements for a claim of negligence per se, or negligence for violation of a statute, are: Defendant had duty to exercise due care with respect to plaintiff as is defined by a statute or administrative regulation; Plaintiff was of the class of persons the statute or regulation was designed to protect; Defendant…
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In Nevada, the elements for a civil claim of gross negligence are: Defendant owed a duty of care to plaintiff; Defendant breached that duty, failing to exercise even the slightest degree of care; Defendant engaged in an act or omission respecting legal duty of an aggravated character, or with willful, wanton misconduct; The breach was…
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In Nevada, if a plaintiff’s negligence is greater than sum of defendants’ negligence or the plaintiff acted with gross negligence, plaintiff can have no recovery; otherwise, damages are diminished in proportion to the plaintiff’s fault. This is known as comparative negligence. NRS 41.141. Jay YoungHon. Jay Young (Ret.) is a retired judicial officer with decades…
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