Otak Nevada, Llc v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of Clark

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

Under NRS 17.245(1)(b), a defendant who enters into “a release or a covenant not to sue or not to enforce judgment ... in good faith” is “discharge[d] . . . from all liability for contribution and for equitable indemnity to any other [defendant].” The questions we are asked to decide in this original writ proceeding are; (1) If a defendant settles in good faith, does NRS 17.245(1)(b) bar “de facto” claims for contribution and/or equitable indemnity?; and (2) Are the contractor’s third-party claims in this matter considered “de facto” contribution and/or…