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VREDENBURG v. SEDGWICK CMS

No. 49289.

188 P.3d 1084 (2008)

Sharon VREDENBURG, Surviving Spouse on Behalf of Danny VREDENBURG (Deceased), Appellant, v. SEDGWICK CMS and Flamingo Hilton-Laughlin, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 24, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig P. Kenny & Associates and Craig P. Kenny and Billie-Marie Morrison, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, and John P. Lavery, Las Vegas, for Respondents.

Before the Court En Banc.

OPINION

By the Court, PARRAGUIRRE, J.:

In this appeal, we address a single issue of first impression: whether and under what circumstances surviving family members may recover workers' compensation death benefits if an injured employee commits suicide as the result of an industrial injury. While workers' compensation benefits are generally available for accidental employee deaths, under NRS 616C.230(1), Nevada's willful self-injury exclusion, the...

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