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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 357.120 (2026)

Effect of intervention of Attorney General or designee in action by private plaintiff; motion to dismiss; settlement

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NRS 357.120  Effect of intervention of Attorney General or designee in action by private plaintiff; motion to dismiss; settlement.

      1.  If the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 357.070 intervenes, the private plaintiff remains a party to an action pursuant to NRS 357.080.

      2.  The Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee may move to dismiss the action for good cause. The private plaintiff must be notified of the filing of the motion and is entitled to oppose it and present evidence at the hearing.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee may settle the action. If the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee intends to settle the action, the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee shall notify the private plaintiff of that fact. Upon the request of the private plaintiff, the court shall determine, after a hearing, whether the proposed settlement is fair, adequate and reasonable under all the circumstances. Upon a showing for good cause, the court may conduct such hearing in camera.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 826; A 2011, 376; 2013, 1047; 2015, 914)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2023 · leading case: Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. Cnty. of Washoe, 127 P.3d 1088 (Nev. 2006).
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Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. Cnty. of Washoe, 127 P.3d 1088 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 24× “NRS 357.120 provides, in pertinent part, that the private plaintiff remains a party to the action once the Attorney General intervenes *1097 under NRS 357.”
State Ex Rel. Foy v. Vanderbilt Capital Advisors, 2022 NMCA 026 (N.M. Ct. App. 2020). “California and Nevada courts have concluded that the “rational basis” standard is appropriate under their false claims acts, both of which require a showing of “good cause” for dismissal of a qui tam action at the behest of the state.”
Orbitz Worldwide v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Nev. 2023). · cites it 2× “, NRS 357.120(3) (giving the Attorney General the authority to settle the action.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 357.120(1) — 1 case
Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. Cnty. of Washoe, 127 P.3d 1088 (Nev. 2006). “NRS 357.120 provides, in pertinent part, that the private plaintiff remains a party to the action once the Attorney General intervenes *1097 under NRS 357.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 357.120(2) — 1 case
Int'l Game Tech., Inc. v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. Cnty. of Washoe, 127 P.3d 1088 (Nev. 2006). “NRS 357.120 provides, in pertinent part, that the private plaintiff remains a party to the action once the Attorney General intervenes *1097 under NRS 357.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 357.120(3) — 1 case
Orbitz Worldwide v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Nev. 2023). “, NRS 357.120(3) (giving the Attorney General the authority to settle the action.”
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