LAW OFFICES OF BARRY LEVINSON v. MILKO

Nos. 47713, 49422.

184 P.3d 378 (2008)

LAW OFFICES OF BARRY LEVINSON, P.C., Appellant, v. Sheila MILKO; and The Division of Industrial Relations, an Agency of the State of Nevada, Respondents. Law Offices of Barry Levinson, P.C., Appellant, v. Sheila Milko; and The Division of Industrial Relations, an Agency of the State of Nevada, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, and J. Michael McGroarty, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Clark & Richards and H. Douglas Clark, Las Vegas, for Respondent Sheila Milko.

Nancy E. Wong, Carson City, for Respondent Division of Industrial Relations.

BEFORE HARDESTY, PARRAGUIRRE and DOUGLAS, JJ.


OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

Under the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act (NIIA), a workers' compensation claimant is entitled to benefits for an industrial injury only upon proving that he or she suffered an injury by accident that arose out of and in the course of employment. A workers' compensation claimant generally must notify his or her employer of a work-related injury, in writing, promptly after an alleged accident. When the claimant files...

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