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limited scope requirement in Nevada

16 Nevada opinions name it 1 courts 2011–2020 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Nevada courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Hallmark v. Eldridgegreen
nev · 2008 · cited in 16 Nevada opinions naming this issue, 2011–2020
2 sentences

2020"To testify as an expert witness . . . , the witness must satisfy the following three 18 requirements: (1) he or she must be qualified in an area of 'scientific, technical or other specialized 19 knowledge (the qualification requirement); (2) his or her specialized knowledge must 'assist the 20 trier of fact to understand the evidence or to detertnine a fact in issue' (the assistance requirement); 21 and (3) his or her testimony must be limited 'to matters within the scope of [his or her specialized] 22 knowledge' (the limited scope requirement)." Hallmark v. Eldridge, 124 Nev. 492, 498 , 189

2018An expert witness must satisfy three requirements before being permitted to testify as an expert under NRS 50.275 : "(1) he or she must be qualified in an area of scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge (the qualification requirement); (2) his or her specialized knowledge must assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue (the assistance requirement); and (3) his or her testimony must be limited to matters within the scope of [his or her specialized] knowledge (the limited scope requirement)." Hallmark v. Eldridge , 124 Nev. 492 , 498, 189 P.3

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Higgs v. Stategreen
nev · 2010 · cited in 4 Nevada opinions naming this issue, 2013–2020
2 sentences

2020"To testify as an expert witness . . . , the witness must satisfy the following three 18 requirements: (1) he or she must be qualified in an area of 'scientific, technical or other specialized 19 knowledge (the qualification requirement); (2) his or her specialized knowledge must 'assist the 20 trier of fact to understand the evidence or to detertnine a fact in issue' (the assistance requirement); 21 and (3) his or her testimony must be limited 'to matters within the scope of [his or her specialized] 22 knowledge' (the limited scope requirement)." Hallmark v. Eldridge, 124 Nev. 492, 498 , 189

2020For the limited scope requirement, the expert testimony must be related to the 18 "highly particularized facts" of the case, Higgs, 126 Nev. at 20 , 222 P.3d at 660 , and fall within 19 the scope of the witness's specialized knowledge.

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Perez v. Stategreen
nev · 2013 · cited in 1 Nevada opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
2 sentences

2020See Perez, 129 Nev. at 861 , 313 P.3d at 869 . 20 125.

2020See Perez, 129 Nev. at 861 , 313 P.3d at 869 . 20 125.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Nevada. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

NV § Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.275 (16) NV § Nev. Rev. Stat. § 16.050 (4) NV § Nev. Rev. Stat. § 178.598 (4) NV § Nev. Rev. Stat. § 18.005 (4) NV § Nev. Rev. Stat. § 48.015 (3) NV § Nev. Rev. Stat. § 48.035 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

NV 16 (2011–2020) CA 13 (1974–2026) WA 6 (1952–2019) TX 6 (1992–2026) MI 5 (1993–2023) NY 4 (1984–2000) WI 4 (1992–2023) LA 4 (2006–2012) OH 3 (1986–2014) CT 3 (2015–2025) MD 3 (2019–2019) GA 3 (1983–2006) PA 2 (1996–2006) IN 2 (1977–2018) OK 2 (1936–1991) MS 2 (1985–1985) CO 2 (1991–2010) UT 2 (2020–2023) NJ 2 (1998–2005) IL 2 (1972–1976)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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