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May 17, 2022 | Category:
NewsThis article is Part 2 of our blog discussing child labor laws. The first article discussed state laws in Nevada. This next discussion covers federal law. Employers must comply with both state and federal law. This is intended to be an overview and not exhaustive as to what is permitted or prohibited. FEDERAL LAW 16- […]
May 11, 2022 | Category:
NewsWhen my son, now 43 years old, was 14 years old, he desperately wanted to find a job, and I was even more desperate for him to find something to occupy his time. I was so desperate that when we found out a local water slide company would hire 14-year-olds to serve up Dipin’ Dots […]
March 29, 2022 | Category:
NewsFor many people, their home is their largest asset. Despite the importance of protecting your assets, homeowners overlook a statutory mechanism that can provide protection from creditors. In Nevada, a homeowner can prepare and record a Homestead Declaration in the county in which the residence is located. Upon the recording of a properly prepared homestead […]
March 18, 2022 | Category:
NewsHistorically, evidence to be presented at trial consisted of physical documents and other tangible things, i.e., a weapon in a murder trial. Proper preservation of physical evidence is critical. The failure to adequately preserve evidence is referred to as “spoliation.” If evidence is not properly preserved, an adverse party may request that the presiding court […]
March 11, 2022 | Category:
NewsSometimes a person or company can be in possession of property or money that should go to other people but the other people won’t or can’t accept the property or money… or might even disagree who should get the property or money. For example, if both the buyer and seller of a car ask you […]
February 25, 2022 | Category:
NewsIn both Federal and State Court cases in Nevada, parties and the Court have the ability to serve a subpoena on a non-party to compel a non-party to testify or produce documents or tangible items. If you are a non-party served with a subpoena, it is likely you are not represented by an attorney for […]
February 11, 2022 | Category:
NewsIn Nevada, the required elements of a legal malpractice claim are: (1) an attorney-client relationship; (2) a duty owed to the client by the attorney to use such skill, prudence, and diligence as lawyers of ordinary skill and capacity possess in exercising and performing the tasks they undertake; (3) a breach of that duty; (4) […]
February 1, 2022 | Category:
NewsThis article is inspired by, and largely attributed to, the late Nevada District Court Judge Patrick Flanagan. Judge Flanagan was a talented member of the local bar and an eminently respected jurist. He is admired and remembered for his keen legal mind, wit, and kind nature. It was his custom to present the history of […]
January 28, 2022 | Category:
NewsNevada’s Constitution prohibits one branch of government from encroaching on the powers of another branch. (Nev. Const. art. 3, § 1). For example, the Nevada legislature cannot encroach upon the powers of Nevada courts when it comes to the courts’ judicial functioning. When a court prescribes rules to establish how it will function, the legislature […]
January 21, 2022 | Category:
NewsBelieve it or not, there have been other ongoing employment issues which have not involved COVID. The ruling in the Maner case addressed an issue that had not previously been addressed in the Ninth Circuit. What happened in this case? On August 20, 2021, the Ninth Circuit decided a case called Maner v. Dignity Health, […]
