Legal Opinion

Tri-County Equipment & Leasing, LLC v. Klinke

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided June 28, 2012No. 55121PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*353OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In this appeal, we consider whether proof of California workers’ compensation payments can be admitted into evidence in a personal injury action in Nevada. Because Nevada, the forum state, and California, the state in which the payments were made, both have statutes that permit proof of workers’ compensation payments to be allowed into evidence in personal injury actions, we conclude that Nevada law governs. Applying Nevada law, we conclude that evidence of the actual amount of workers’ compensation benefits paid should have been admitted and that a clarifying…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Nextel Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  2. Verska v. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterIdaho Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Robinson v. BatesOhio Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Aaron Glenn Haygood v. Margarita Garza De EscabedoTexas Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Hrnjak v. Graymar, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Phillips v. C.R. Bard, Inc.District Court, D. Nevada · 2013
  2. Joyce D. Higgs v. Costa Crociere S.P.A. CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
  3. McConnell v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, D. Nevada · 2014
  4. Trayco Insurance v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2013
  5. Donahue Schriber Realty Group, L.P. v. SalinasNevada Supreme Court · 2014

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