§ 41.036 Filing tort claim against State with Attorney General; filing tort claim against political subdivision with governing body; review and investigation by Attorney General of tort claim against State; regulations by State Board of Examiners
§ 41.037 Administrative settlement of claims or actions
§ 41.0375 Agreement to settle: Prohibited contents; required contents; constitutes public record; void under certain circumstances
§ 41.038 Insurance of officers, employees and immune contractors of State or local government against liability
§ 41.0385 Claims made against state agencies and local governments for tortious conduct: Annual filing of summary of claims with Secretary of State or clerk of local government; summaries of claims are public records
§ 41.039 Filing of valid claim against political subdivision condition precedent to commencement of action against immune contractor, employee or officer

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 41 > Liability of and Actions Against This State, Its Agencies and Political Subdivisions > Miscellaneous Provisions

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.