ZOHAR v. ZBIEGIEN

No. 60050.

334 P.3d 402 (2014)

Max ZOHAR, a Minor; and Dafna Noury, Individually and as the Natural Mother of Max Zohar, Appellants, v. Michael ZBIEGIEN, M.D., an Individual; EmCare, Inc., a Foreign Corporation; EmCare Physician Services, Inc, a Foreign Corporation; EmCare Physician Providers, Inc., a Foreign Corporation; and Rachel Lovera, R.N., an Individual, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eglet Wall Christiansen and Artemus W. Ham and Erica D. Entsminger , Las Vegas, for Appellants.

Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders and David J. Mortensen and Ian M. Houston , Las Vegas, for Respondents Michael Zbiegien, M.D.; EmCare, Inc.; EmCare Physician Services, Inc.; and EmCare Physician Providers, Inc.

Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC, and Michael E. Prangle and Casey W. Tyler , Las Vegas, for Respondent Rachel Lovera, R.N.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

By the Court, GIBBONS, C.J.:

In this opinion, we consider whether an expert affidavit attached to a medical malpractice complaint, which otherwise properly supports the allegations of medical malpractice contained in the complaint but does not identify all the defendants by name and refers to them only as staff of the medical facility, complies with the requirements of NRS 41A.071. We conclude that in order to achieve NRS 41A.071's purpose...

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