In Nevada, the elements for a claim of breach of an express warranty are:
- Existence of an express warranty (an affirmative act or promise made by the seller to the buyer which relates to the goods and becomes part of the basis of the bargain that the goods shall conform to the affirmation or promise);
- Affirmation of fact or promise by the seller to the buyer which relates to the goods described and becomes part of the bargain;
- The goods must conform to the description by the seller; no actual reliance by the buyer is required; and
- Causation and damages.
NRS 104.2313; Porcell v. Lincoln Word Prod., Inc., 713 F. Supp. 2d 1305 (D. N.M. 2010); Allied Fidelity Ins. Co. v. Pico, 99 Nev. 15 (1983).
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