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MONTANEZ v. SPARKS FAMILY HOSPITAL, INC.

No. 81312.

499 P.3d 1189 (2021)

137 Nev. Adv. Opn. 77

Sophia MONTANEZ, Appellant, v. SPARKS FAMILY HOSPITAL, INC., a Delaware Corporation, d/b/a Northern Nevada Medical Center, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed December 9, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Paul Elley , Incline Village, for Appellant.

John H. Cotton & Associates, Ltd., and John H. Cotton and Adam A. Schneider , Las Vegas, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, CADISH, PICKERING, and HERNDON, JJ.

OPINION

NRS 41A.071 provides that "the district court shall dismiss" an action for professional negligence if the action is filed without the requisite affidavit from a medical expert. NRS 41A.100(1)(a), however, allows an exemption from the medical expert affidavit requirement when "[a] foreign substance...

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