Ms. Clough was drag racing when her car left the roadway and crashed into the front of the Smith’s house. The Smiths were at home but were in the back yard when they heard the crash. They went around to the front and found the Clough car lodged in their home and Ms. Clough dead on their walkway. The trial court rejected the Smith’s claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress. In Smith v. Clough, 106 Nev. 568; 796 P.2d 592 (1990), the Nevada Supreme Court agreed with the trial … [Read more...]
Property Damage Alone Is Not Enough To Give Rise To A Claim For Emotional Distress
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Some Things Just Shouldn’t Stay In Vegas
November 28, 2012 by
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority claims that “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas®” However, there are some things that just shouldn’t be left in Vegas. The Nevada Cremation Society and Clark County Coroner learned that lesson the hard way in the case of Boorman v. Nevada Cremation Society, Inc., 126 Nev. Adv. Op. 29, 236 P.3d 4 (2010). Richard Boorman came to Las Vegas from Great Britain to attend a bachelor party. Mr. Boorman overindulged. He died from the effects of … [Read more...]
