Legal Opinion

Boorman v. Nevada Memorial Cremation Society, Inc.

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided July 29, 2010No. 52492PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*303OPINION

By the Court,

Parraguirre, C.J.:

The United States District Court for the District of Nevada certified ten questions relating to causes of action for the alleged negligent handling of a deceased person’s remains.1 The first three *304questions generally ask us to decide who may assert a cognizable emotional distress claim for the alleged negligent handling of a deceased person’s remains and to determine the necessary requirements to assert such a claim, without distinguishing between the defendant actors involved in this action. Because our answer necessarily depends upon identifying the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Christensen v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Barmettler v. Reno Air, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Culpepper v. Pearl Street Building, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  4. Evans v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Allen v. JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Wilmington Trust FSB v. A1 Concrete Cutting & Demolition, LLCNevada Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Boorman v. NEVADA MEM'L CREMATION SOCIETYNevada Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Ellamae Myers-Desco v. Lowe's Hiw, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  4. S. Nev. Adult Mental Health Servs. Vs. BrownNevada Supreme Court · 2021

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