Legal Opinion
Beattie v. Thomas
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1983No. 14006PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Mowbray, J.:
In this medical malpractice and products liability suit, Beat-tie appeals from an order of the district court denying him a new trial and awarding respondents Thomas and Pitts $29,700 in attorney’s fees. While we disagree with appellant’s assertions regarding error during trial, we hold that, by awarding Drs. Thomas and Pitts all of their requested attorney’s fees pursuant to NRCP 68 without analyzing on the record the factors relevant to such a decision, the district court abused its discretion. The court also erred in requiring appellant to pay the cost of…
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