CITY OF RENO v. YTURBIDE

No. 73971.

440 P.3d 32 (2019)

135 Nev. Adv. Opn. 14

CITY OF RENO, Appellant, v. Jody YTURBIDE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed May 2, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McDonald Carano LLP and Timothy E. Rowe and Lisa M. Wiltshire Alstead , Reno, for Appellant.

Hutchison & Steffen, LLC, and Jason D. Guinasso , Reno, for Respondent.

Kemp & Kemp and James P. Kemp , Las Vegas; The Law Firm of Herb Santos, Jr., and Herb J. Santos, Jr. , Reno, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Justice Association.

BEFORE PICKERING, PARRAGUIRRE and CADISH, JJ.


OPINION

This workers' compensation matter raises an issue pertaining to an injured employee's entitlement to a lump-sum payment for a permanent partial disability (PPD) award. Under NRS 616C.495 and NAC 616C.498, an injured employee may elect to receive a lump-sum payment for a PPD award. However,...

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