NRS
41.336 Special damages; notice and demand for correction.
1. In any action for damages for the
publication of a libel in a newspaper, or of a slander by radio or television
broadcast, the plaintiff may recover no more than special damages unless a
correction is demanded by the plaintiff and not published or broadcast.
2. A demand for correction shall be in
writing and shall be served upon the newspaper or broadcaster at its place of
business. Such demand shall specify the statements claimed to be libelous or
slanderous and shall demand a correction.
3. Such demand for correction must be
served within 90 days after the plaintiff has knowledge of the publication or
broadcast of the statements claimed to be libelous or slanderous.
(Added to NRS by 1969,
553; A 1975,
1521)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases, 1985–2017 · leading case:
Rose v. Dowd, 265 F. Supp. 3d 525 (E.D. Pa. 2017).
Rose v. Dowd, 265 F. Supp. 3d 525 (E.D. Pa. 2017).
· cites it 4× “) Specifically, Dowd contends that Nevada’s statute "Libel in Newspaper, Slander by Radio or Television Broadcast,” Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.336 , ("Retraction- Demand Statute”) applies to Rose's defamation claims.”
Laxalt v. McClatchy, 622 F. Supp. 737 (D. Nev. 1985).
· cites it 2× “NRS § 41.336. Only if the plaintiff makes such a demand, and the defendant refuses to publish the retraction may the plaintiff recover more than special damages.”
Adobe Sys. Inc. v. Christenson, 891 F. Supp. 2d 1194 (D. Nev. 2012).
· cites it 4× “Instead, they contend Defendants’ suppliers stopped doing business with them because of the litigation, not because of any defamatory statements in the press release.”
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