Egan v. Chambers

OPINION

By the Court,

Cherry, J.:

In this opinion, we reexamine whether NRS 41A.071’s affidavit-of-merit requirement applies to claims for professional negligence. In 2009, we considered the identical question in Fierle v. Perez, 125 Nev. 728, 219 P.3d 906 (2009). Despite the plain language of NRS 41A.071, we concluded in Fierle that professional negligence actions were subject to the affidavit-of-merit requirement. Id. at 736-38, 219 P.3d at 911-12. While we acknowledge the important role that stare decisis plays in Nevada’s jurisprudence, we recognize that we broadened the scope of NRS…