Legal Opinion · Dissent

Seaman v. McKesson Corp.

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided February 4, 1993No. 20954Published

1DissentYoung, J.

I believe it was Mark Twain who said, “Money isn’t the root of all evil . . . rather, it’s the lack of money.” Presumably, the SIIS board of directors understands, if not appreciates, Twain’s wry comment. For if there were ample funds to pay proliferating insurance claims, the daunting problems now facing SIIS (which *12could face bankruptcy) would disappear like budget surpluses, in better times, in the waning days of our legislature.

Recent history of SIIS

Reports have flourished in the past few years about ineptitude in SIIS management, abuses by claimants, greed by lawyers, unnecessary…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Guiseppi v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
  2. Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1908
  3. State Industrial Insurance System v. KellyNevada Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Smith v. GarsideNevada Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Palmer v. Del Webb's High SierraNevada Supreme Court · 1992

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