Clark County
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Law of the Land
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds That Fines Imposed On An Apartment Owner For Tenants’ Unlicensed Short-Term Rentals Did Not Violate The Excessive Fines Clause
This post was authored by Amy Lavine, Esq. The Ninth Circuit considered an Excessive Fines Clause challenge to short-term rental regulations in a 2026 case, Diamond Sands Apartments, LLC v.…
Food Safety News
County warns against unpermitted food vendors to help avoid foodborne illnesses
By News Desk
Clark County (WA) Public Health is urging community members to only purchase food from permitted food carts, event vendors and restaurants. Permitted food establishments undergo routine inspections to ensure safe…
Food Safety News
Nevada health district posts public alert related to illegal sales of raw milk
By News Desk
Public health officials in Southern Nevada are alerting the public about illegal sales of unpasteurized, raw milk. The Southern Nevada Health District posted the alert on Sept. 4 after discovering…
The Construction Seyt
Court Allows Another Lawsuit Seeking Business Interruption Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 to Proceed
By David Blake
Mounting Evidence of a Sea Change? On August 16, 2021, the District Court for Clark County, Nevada, denied an insurance company’s motion to dismiss a property owner’s lawsuit seeking business…
The Right Coast
Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen – The New York Times
The reminders of pandemic-driven suffering among students in Clark County, Nev., have come in droves.Since schools shut their doors in March, an early-warning system that monitors students mental health episodes…
Government and Public Policy
ASSOCIATED PRESS: About 6,700 Nevada primary ballots rejected over signatures
In Clark County, the state’s most populated, all registered voters received ballots after the Democratic Party filed a lawsuit challenging the procedures. Elsewhere in the state, all “active” registered voters,…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Washington Healthcare Update: March 4, 2019
By Stephanie A. Kennan, Mariam Eatedali
Hearings House Committee on Energy and Commerce: "Confronting a Growing Public Health Threat: Measles Outbreaks in the U.S." Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019: The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and…
Elder Law Prof Blog
New Yorker: Article Focuses on Clark County Nevada to Demonstrate Systemic Failures under State Guardianships
We've posted often on the Elder Law Prof Blog about problems with guardianships for older adults, highlighting reports from Nevada, Florida and Arizona, for example.The New Yorker Magazine offers "Reporter…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Accountability in Guardianship & Conservator Cases: Latest from Nevada
Under most state laws governing guardians and conservators, appointed fiduciaries are required to make reports to the court at regular intervals, usually beginning with the initial inventory of the ward's…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
Epidemiologist Qualified to Testify in Medical Negligence Case
A Nevada District Court trial judge recently ruled that Michael Freeman, Ph.D., an epidemiologist, was qualified to testify in a medical malpractice case. Karosy v. Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, et…