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YAFCHAK v. SOUTH LAS VEGAS MED. INVESTORS

No. 82746.

519 P.3d 37 (2022)

138 Nev. Adv. Opn. 70

Lynn YAFCHAK, Statutory Heir and Special Administrator to the Estate of Joan Yafchak, Deceased, Appellant, v. SOUTH LAS VEGAS MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC, d/b/a Life Care Center of South Las Vegas, Erroneously Named as Life Care Centers of America, a Foreign Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed October 27, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cogburn Law and Jamie S. Cogburn and Joseph J. Troiano , Henderson, for Appellant.

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP and Abraham G. Smith , Daniel F. Polsenberg , Joel D. Henriod , and Kory J. Koerperich , Las Vegas; Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC, and Casey W. Tyler and Zachary J. Thompson , Las Vegas, for Respondent.

Claggett & Sykes Law Firm and Micah S. Echols and David P. Snyder , Las Vegas; Law Office of Matthew L. Sharp and Matthew L. Sharp , Reno, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Justice Association.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, EN BANC.

OPINION

In this opinion we both clarify the relationship between Nevada's professional negligence statutes, NRS Chapter 41A, and Nevada's elder abuse statute, NRS 41.1395, and also discuss their application to claims against skilled nursing home facilities...

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