A recent decision by the Nevada Supreme Court in Vegas Aqua, LLC, a/k/a Lake Las Vegas Water Sports v. Jupitor Corp. clarified the scope of authority for short trial judges. Nevada’s Short Trial Program was implemented in June 2002 to resolve disputes outside the...
A recent decision by the Nevada Supreme Court in Vegas Aqua, LLC, a/k/a Lake Las Vegas Water Sports v. Jupitor Corp. clarified the scope of authority for short trial judges. Nevada’s Short Trial Program was implemented in June 2002 to resolve disputes outside the traditional trial avenue and Court Annexed Arbitration Program. The Short Trial Program allows cases to be tried on a fast-track basis, in eight (8) months or less.
The Nevada Legislature recently passed Assembly Bill 73 (“AB 73”) during this year’s regular legislative session, aimed mitigating the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in political ads.
California’s child support system is designed to produce consistent and predictable results. Most family law attorneys are familiar with the process: you input the parties’ income, plug in the parenting timeshare, run the statewide guideline calculation, and out comes a number that the law presumes to be the correct amount of support.
Most of the time, the system works exactly as intended.
But every now and then, a case comes along that makes lawyers (and sometimes judges) pause and ask a different question: what happens when one of the parents earns an extraordinary amount of money?
For many families, estate planning is something that can wait. It sits on the list of “important but not urgent” tasks, often postponed until a major life event forces the conversation. But for immigrant families living in the United States today, one particular form of planning has taken on new urgency: emergency guardianship planning.
Liquidated damages provisions are one of the most frequently negotiated in commercial agreements. When drafted correctly, they can provide certainty, risk allocation, and leverage. When drafted poorly, they can be struck down as unenforceable penalties.
Nevada is often viewed as one of the most business-friendly states in the country, particularly for limited liability companies. But that reputation can create a false sense of security.
Nevada has enacted several significant real estate–related laws that took effect in late 2025 and early 2026. These changes impact brokerage agreements, rental practices, property management security, and redevelopment opportunities.
When a buyer or investor reviews documents during the diligence stage of a deal and asks, “what’s going on here?”, it’s often too late to save the deal. By then, expectations are set, and what should have been a routine formality can quickly become a deal-breaker.
A recent Nevada Supreme Court decision indicated greater protections may be on the horizon for Nevada employees and the Nevada Legislature has now passed a bill that seeks to remove those protections.