Legal Opinion

Sanchez Ex Rel. Sanchez v. Wal-Mart

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided December 24, 2009No. 47851PublishedCited by 142 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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By the Court,

Hardesty, C.J.:

This appeal raises issues concerning whether a pharmacy owes a duty of care to unidentified third parties who were injured by a pharmacy customer who was driving while under the influence of controlled prescription drugs. In addressing this appeal, we consider two main arguments: (1) whether, under common-law principles, pharmacies have a duty to act to prevent a pharmacy customer from injuring members of the general public; and (2) whether Nevada’s pharmacy statutory and regulatory laws allow third parties to maintain a negligence per se claim for alleged…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. KimlerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  2. Turner v. Mandalay Sports Entertainment, LLCNevada Supreme Court · 2008
  3. United States v. Angela KhorozianCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  4. Rosenstein v. SteeleNevada Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Lee v. GNLV CORP.Nevada Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by142 opinions

  1. Foster v. Costco Wholesale Corp.Nevada Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Cromer v. WilsonNevada Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Garcia v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNevada Supreme Court · 2013
  4. DeBoer v. Senior Bridges of Sparks Family Hospital, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Sparks v. Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 2011

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