Rocker v. KPMG LLP

OPINION

By the Court,

Rose, C. J.:

In this case, we adopt the relaxed pleading requirements that the federal courts utilize under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) for cases when facts necessary for the plaintiff to plead a cause of action for fraud with particularity under NRCP 9(b) are peculiarly within the defendant’s knowledge or possession. When a complaint includes a claim of fraud, NRCP 9(b) requires a plaintiff to plead with particularity the fraudulent activity’s time and place, the parties’ identities, and the nature of the fraud. If a plaintiff does not plead fraud with…