O'Connell v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC

By the Court, GIBBONS, J.:

*666Yvonne O'Connell sued Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, for negligence after she was injured when she slipped and fell on the resort's property.1 Before the jury trial on O'Connell's claims, O'Connell made a $49,999 offer of judgment to Wynn, which it rejected. A jury awarded O'Connell $400,000 for past and future pain and suffering, with the final judgment of $240,000 reflecting that the jury deemed Wynn 60 percent at fault and O'Connell 40 percent at fault.

O'Connell subsequently sought an attorney fees award under NRCP 68, which allows a party to seek attorney fees when the…