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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.225 (2026)

Right to contribution

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NRS 17.225  Right to contribution.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 17.235 to 17.305, inclusive, where two or more persons become jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property or for the same wrongful death, there is a right of contribution among them even though judgment has not been recovered against all or any of them.

      2.  The right of contribution exists only in favor of a tortfeasor who has paid more than his or her equitable share of the common liability, and the tortfeasor’s total recovery is limited to the amount paid by the tortfeasor in excess of his or her equitable share. No tortfeasor is compelled to make contribution beyond his or her own equitable share of the entire liability.

      3.  A tortfeasor who enters into a settlement with a claimant is not entitled to recover contribution from another tortfeasor whose liability for the injury or wrongful death is not extinguished by the settlement nor in respect to any amount paid in a settlement which is in excess of what was reasonable.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1303; A 1979, 1355)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1985–2022 · leading case: The Doctors Co. v. Vincent, 98 P.3d 681 (Nev. 2004).
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The Doctors Co. v. Vincent, 98 P.3d 681 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 10× “The good-faith ruling in connection with TDC’s claim of contribution under NRS 17.225 TDC argues that the district court’s erroneous good-faith ruling improperly voided its perfected contribution rights.”
Evans v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 5 P.3d 1043 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 8× “The offsets were ordered notwithstanding the Estate’s argument that offsets in any amount were barred under NRS 17.225 et seq., and affidavit evidence presented by the Estate that: (1) the settlement offsets that could be legally applied in connection with the Jack Gardner…”
Ins. Co. of the West v. Gibson Tile Co., 134 P.3d 698 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 4× “During the course of the litigation below, Gibson concluded a separate settlement with its suppliers, to which ICW was not a party, and which was approved by the district court as having been reached in good faith ostensibly under NRS 17.225 et seq. The good-faith order did not…”
Humphries v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 312 P.3d 484 (Nev. 2013). · cites it 3× “” NRS 17.225(1). 3 Furthermore, contribution claims are not limited to original defendants, as the third-party defendant in Pack also was not a defendant in the plaintiff’s original claim.”
Repub. Silver State Disposal, Inc. Vs. Cash, 2020 NV 88 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 12× “" NRS 17.225(1). Contribution permits "a tortfeasor who has paid more than his or her equitable share of the common liability" to recover the excess from a second tortfeasor, up to the amount of the second tortfeasor's "equitable share of the entire liability.”
Pack v. Latourette, 277 P.3d 1246 (Nev. 2012). · cites it 2× “” NRS 17.225(1). LaTourette, however, relies upon NRS 17.”
Ges, Inc. v. Corbitt, 21 P.3d 11 (Nev. 2001). “4 See NRS 17.225 et seq. 5 NRAP 3A(b); Taylor Constr.”
Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Richardson Constr., Inc., 168 P.3d 87 (Nev. 2007). “” We conclude that the instruction on, and the award for, contribution was improper in this case because the subcontractor’s claims against Richarson were solely based on contract, and contribution is a method of apportioning damages among joint tortfeasors.”
Motor Coach Indus., Inc. Vs. Khiabani, 2021 NV 42 (Nev. 2021). · cites it 2× “Further, we held, contribution and offset are distinct concepts, and eligibility for an offset should not be determined by whether the settling and nonsettling defendants were joint tortfeasors under NRS 17.225, which governs the right of contribution.”
Medallion Dev., Inc. v. Converse Consultants, 930 P.2d 115 (Nev. 1997). · cites it 2× “This statute was enacted in 1973 as part of the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, NRS 17.225 et seq., which recognizes the right of joint tortfeasors to seek an equitable distribution of liability among them.”
Est. of Powell Ex Rel. Powell v. Montange, 765 N.W.2d 496 (Neb. 2009). “2925a (West 2000); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 17.225 (2007); N.H.Rev.Stat.”
Montgomery Cnty. v. Valk Mfg. Co., 562 A.2d 1246 (Md. 1989). “231B, §§ 1 to 4 (1986); Nev.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 17.225 to 17.305 (1986); N.”
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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.225(1) — 7 cases
Humphries v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 312 P.3d 484 (Nev. 2013). “” NRS 17.225(1). 3 Furthermore, contribution claims are not limited to original defendants, as the third-party defendant in Pack also was not a defendant in the plaintiff’s original claim.”
Evans v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 5 P.3d 1043 (Nev. 2000). “The offsets were ordered notwithstanding the Estate’s argument that offsets in any amount were barred under NRS 17.225 et seq., and affidavit evidence presented by the Estate that: (1) the settlement offsets that could be legally applied in connection with the Jack Gardner…”
Repub. Silver State Disposal, Inc. Vs. Cash, 2020 NV 88 (Nev. 2020). “" NRS 17.225(1). Contribution permits "a tortfeasor who has paid more than his or her equitable share of the common liability" to recover the excess from a second tortfeasor, up to the amount of the second tortfeasor's "equitable share of the entire liability.”
Pack v. Latourette, 277 P.3d 1246 (Nev. 2012). “” NRS 17.225(1). LaTourette, however, relies upon NRS 17.”
J.E. Johns & Assocs. Vs. Lindberg, 2020 NV 55 (Nev. 2020).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.225(2) — 7 cases
The Doctors Co. v. Vincent, 98 P.3d 681 (Nev. 2004). “The good-faith ruling in connection with TDC’s claim of contribution under NRS 17.225 TDC argues that the district court’s erroneous good-faith ruling improperly voided its perfected contribution rights.”
Pack v. Latourette, 277 P.3d 1246 (Nev. 2012). “” NRS 17.225(1). LaTourette, however, relies upon NRS 17.”
Repub. Silver State Disposal, Inc. Vs. Cash, 2020 NV 88 (Nev. 2020). “" NRS 17.225(1). Contribution permits "a tortfeasor who has paid more than his or her equitable share of the common liability" to recover the excess from a second tortfeasor, up to the amount of the second tortfeasor's "equitable share of the entire liability.”
Piroozi v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 2015 NV 100 (Nev. 2015).
Piroozi, M.D. Vs. Dist. Ct. (hurst), 2015 NV 100 (Nev. 2015).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 17.225(3) — 4 cases
The Doctors Co. v. Vincent, 98 P.3d 681 (Nev. 2004). “The good-faith ruling in connection with TDC’s claim of contribution under NRS 17.225 TDC argues that the district court’s erroneous good-faith ruling improperly voided its perfected contribution rights.”
Repub. Silver State Disposal, Inc. Vs. Cash, 2020 NV 88 (Nev. 2020). “" NRS 17.225(1). Contribution permits "a tortfeasor who has paid more than his or her equitable share of the common liability" to recover the excess from a second tortfeasor, up to the amount of the second tortfeasor's "equitable share of the entire liability.”
Disc. Tire Co. of Nevada, Inc. v. Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. (Nev. 2017).
Balodimas, M.D. v. Dist. Ct. (Repub. Silver State Disposal, Inc.) (Nev. 2017).
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