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- NRS 41.491 · Limitations on liability.
- NRS 41.495 · Limitations on liability.
- NRS 41.500 · General rule; volunteers; members of search and rescue organization; persons rendering cardiopulmonary resuscitation or using defibrillator; presumptions relating to emergency care rendered on public school grounds or in connection with public school activities; business or organization that has defibrillator for use on premises.
- NRS 41.503 · Hospital care or assistance necessitated by traumatic injury; presumption regarding follow-up care.
- NRS 41.504 · Physicians, physician assistants, anesthesiologist assistants and registered nurses who give instruction or provide supervision to emergency medical attendant, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or nurse during emergency; emergency medical attendants, physician assistants, anesthesiologist assistants and nurses who obey instruction given by physician, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or nurse during emergency.
- NRS 41.505 · Physicians, physician assistants, anesthesiologist assistants, nurses and dentists.
- NRS 41.506 · Physicians, physician assistants and nurses who render certain emergency obstetrical care; licensed medical facilities in which certain emergency obstetrical care is rendered.
- NRS 41.507 · Volunteer emergency medical dispatchers and volunteer medical directors of agencies which employ emergency medical dispatchers.
- NRS 41.5075 · Behavioral health specialists who perform mobile crisis intervention services by telephone or audio-video communication.
- NRS 41.508 · Civil action brought by public agency; award of costs and attorney’s fees.
- NRS 41.5085 · Civil action; recovery of compensatory damages or statutory damages, punitive damages, costs and attorney’s fees; conviction of crime not required; remedies not exclusive.
- NRS 41.509 · Action brought by parent; recovery; liability not exclusive.
- NRS 41.510 · Limitation of liability; exceptions for malicious acts if consideration is given or other duty exists.
- NRS 41.515 · Limitations on liability; exceptions; “trespasser” defined.
- NRS 41.517 · Limitations on liability; exception; “public art” defined.
- NRS 41.519 · Limitations on liability; duties of a participant in an equine activity; exceptions; definitions.
- NRS 41.520 · Contents and verification of complaint; motion to require plaintiff to furnish security; order; recourse of corporation or association to security.
- NRS 41.540 · Action may be brought against person causing pollution, impairment or destruction of air, water or other natural resources.
- NRS 41.550 · Security for and apportionment of costs.
- NRS 41.560 · Relief which may be granted.
- NRS 41.570 · Provisions supplementary to existing administrative or regulatory provisions.
- NRS 41.580 · Action by owner of property; treble damages.
- NRS 41.590 · Lender not liable for defects in property acquired with borrowed money.
- NRS 41.600 · Actions by victims of fraud.
- NRS 41.610 · Actions against seller or manufacturer of unapproved drug for misrepresentation of its therapeutic effect.
- NRS 41.620 · Liability for issuance on nonexistent account or drawing on insufficient money; liability for use of invalid credit or debit card.
- NRS 41.630 · Limitations on liability.
- NRS 41.635 · Definitions.
- NRS 41.637 · “Good faith communication in furtherance of the right to petition or the right to free speech in direct connection with an issue of public concern” defined.
- NRS 41.640 · “Political subdivision” defined.
- NRS 41.650 · Limitation of liability.
- NRS 41.660 · Attorney General or chief legal officer of political subdivision may defend or provide support to person sued for engaging in right to petition or free speech in direct connection with an issue of public concern; special counsel; filing special motion to dismiss; stay of discovery; adjudication upon merits.
- NRS 41.665 · Legislative findings and declaration regarding plaintiff’s burden of proof under NRS 41.660
- NRS 41.670 · Award of reasonable costs, attorney’s fees and monetary relief under certain circumstances; separate action for damages; sanctions for frivolous or vexatious special motion to dismiss; interlocutory appeal.
- NRS 41.690 · Cause of action for damages resulting from criminal violation if perpetrator was motivated by certain characteristics of victim.
- NRS 41.700 · Liability for damages caused by use of controlled substance; damages; attorney’s fees and costs.
- NRS 41.705 · Definitions.
- NRS 41.710 · “Advertisement” defined.
- NRS 41.715 · “Electronic mail” defined.
- NRS 41.720 · “Network” defined.
- NRS 41.725 · “Recipient” defined.
- NRS 41.730 · Action for damages; exceptions; injunctive relief.
- NRS 41.735 · Immunity for persons who provide users with access to network; applicability to items of electronic mail obtained voluntarily.
- NRS 41.740 · Damages for which person who kills or injures pet of another person is liable; punitive and noneconomic damages may not be awarded; limitation on amount of damages; exceptions.
- NRS 41.745 · Liability of employer for intentional conduct of employee; limitations.
- NRS 41.750 · Limitations on liability of employer for damages arising from or relating to child care provided to children of employee.
- NRS 41.755 · Limitations on liability of employer who discloses information regarding employee to prospective employer of employee; exceptions.
- NRS 41.800 · Acts for which person is liable; remedies; no criminal liability for violation of section.
- NRS 41.900 · Qualifications for bringing action for wrongful conviction; required proof; weight and admissibility of evidence; appointment of counsel; “innocence” defined.
- NRS 41.910 · Certificate of innocence: Entry of certificate; denial of entry of certificate and dismissal of action; sealing of records upon entry of certificate; confidentiality of records not sealed upon entry of certificate; prohibition against construction of certain findings regarding entry of certificate and provision of award.
- NRS 41.920 · Waiver of sovereign immunity; exceptions; action not subject to other requirements or limitation on damages; law relating to absolute or qualified immunity of judicial officer, prosecutor or law enforcement officer applies to action.
- NRS 41.930 · Captioning of pleadings; verified statement of facts must be served upon Attorney General; proceedings held before court without jury; appeal; doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel do not apply to action.
- NRS 41.940 · Limitation on time for commencement of action.
- NRS 41.950 · Award of damages and other relief.
- NRS 41.960 · Reduction of award because of previous action or settlement; notification of settlement or award; reimbursement; calculation of award not to include certain items.
- NRS 41.970 · Submission of claim to State Board of Examiners; claim paid from Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account; payment not effective without prior approval of Board.
- NRS 41A.003 · Definitions.
- NRS 41A.007 · “Economic damages” defined.
- NRS 41A.011 · “Noneconomic damages” defined.
- NRS 41A.015 · “Professional negligence” defined.
- NRS 41A.017 · “Provider of health care” defined.
- NRS 41A.035 · Limitation on amount of award for noneconomic damages; publication of amount of limitation by Nevada Supreme Court.
- NRS 41A.045 · Several liability of defendants for damages; abrogation of joint and several liability.
- NRS 41A.061 · Dismissal of action for failure to bring to trial; effect of dismissal; adoption of court rules to expedite resolution of actions.
- NRS 41A.071 · Dismissal of action filed without affidavit of medical expert.
- NRS 41A.081 · Settlement conference: Persons required to participate; powers and duties of judge; failure to participate.
- NRS 41A.085 · Recommendation of settlement for amount of limits of policy of insurance: When authorized; insurer to pay for opinion of independent counsel upon request.
- NRS 41A.097 · Limitation of actions; tolling of limitation.
- NRS 41A.100 · Required evidence; exceptions; rebuttable presumption of negligence.
- NRS 41A.110 · Consent of patient: When conclusively established.
- NRS 41A.120 · Consent of patient: When implied.
- NRS 41B.010 · Definitions.
- NRS 41B.020 · “Acquitted” defined.
- NRS 41B.030 · “Agent” defined.
- NRS 41B.040 · “Beneficiary” defined.
- NRS 41B.050 · “Community property” defined.
- NRS 41B.060 · “Community property with right of survivorship” defined.
- NRS 41B.070 · “Convicted” and “conviction” defined.
- NRS 41B.080 · “Culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of a decedent” defined.
- NRS 41B.090 · “Governing instrument” defined.
- NRS 41B.100 · “Interest” defined.
- NRS 41B.110 · “Interested person” defined.
- NRS 41B.120 · “Joint tenants with right of survivorship” defined.
- NRS 41B.130 · “Killer” defined.
- NRS 41B.140 · “Payor” defined.
- NRS 41B.150 · “Person” defined.
- NRS 41B.160 · “Property” defined.
- NRS 41B.200 · General rule; killer cannot profit or benefit from wrong; anti-lapse statute and right of representation; contingent, residuary and other beneficiaries; common law.
- NRS 41B.210 · Acts constituting felonious and intentional killing; insanity or diminished capacity.
- NRS 41B.250 · Criminal action: Conclusive effect of judgment of conviction; admissibility of judgment of conviction in civil action.
- NRS 41B.260 · Civil action: Parties; burden of proof; evidence; stay of proceedings; limitation on time for commencement.
- NRS 41B.300 · Estate of decedent.
- NRS 41B.310 · Governing instruments.
- NRS 41B.320 · Community property with right of survivorship and joint tenants with right of survivorship.
- NRS 41B.330 · Action for wrongful death.
- NRS 41B.400 · Payor or other third person who pays or transfers forfeited property, interest or benefit.
- NRS 41B.410 · Person who acquires or receives forfeited property, interest or benefit without legal right or authorization.
- NRS 41B.420 · Killer who transfers forfeited property, interest or benefit to third person; effect of preemption by federal law.
- NRS 42.001 · Definitions; exceptions.
- NRS 42.005 · Exemplary and punitive damages: In general; limitations on amount of award; determination in subsequent proceeding.