Legal Opinion
Elyousef v. O'REILLY & FERRARIO, LLC
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 2010No. 51925PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
In this appeal, we consider whether the doctrines of double recovery and issue preclusion bar appellant Bashar Ahmad Elyousef from recovery against respondents O’Reilly & Ferrario, LLC, and O’Reilly Law Group, LLC (collectively, O’Reilly). In doing so, we expressly adopt the double recovery doctrine. We conclude that because both doctrines bar Elyousef’s ability to recover, the district court appropriately granted summary judgment in O’Reilly’s favor.
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Elyousef, a client of the O’Reilly firm, entered into a business transaction with his attorney, C. Dean Homayouni, who was em ployed by…
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