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GROSJEAN v. IMPERIAL PALACE, INC.

No. 44542.

212 P.3d 1068 (2009)

James GROSJEAN, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. IMPERIAL PALACE, INC., and Donnie Espensen, Respondents/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nersesian & Sankiewicz and Thea Marie Sankiewicz and Robert A. Nersesian, Las Vegas, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Cooper Levenson April Niedelman Wagenheim, P.A., and Jerry S. Busby, Las Vegas, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant Imperial Palace, Inc.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and David L. Thomas, Las Vegas, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant Donnie Espensen.

Potter Law Offices and Cal J. Potter III and Lawrence W. Freiman, Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Trial Lawyers Association.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

By the Court, DOUGLAS, J.:

In this appeal and cross-appeal, we address whether qualified immunity can extend to shield private actors from civil liability in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action and, if not, whether alleged evidentiary errors and attorney misconduct that occurred during trial on the § 1983 claim warrant a new trial. In addition to the qualified immunity and alleged trial error issues, we decide whether punitive damages were...

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