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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001 (2026)

Definitions; exceptions

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NRS 42.001  Definitions; exceptions.  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires and except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 42.005:

      1.  “Conscious disregard” means the knowledge of the probable harmful consequences of a wrongful act and a willful and deliberate failure to act to avoid those consequences.

      2.  “Fraud” means an intentional misrepresentation, deception or concealment of a material fact known to the person with the intent to deprive another person of his or her rights or property or to otherwise injure another person.

      3.  “Malice, express or implied” means conduct which is intended to injure a person or despicable conduct which is engaged in with a conscious disregard of the rights or safety of others.

      4.  “Oppression” means despicable conduct that subjects a person to cruel and unjust hardship with conscious disregard of the rights of the person.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 2668)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49 cases (20 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Thitchener, 192 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2008).
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Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Thitchener, 192 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 24× “In doing so, we take this opportunity to clarify our punitive damages jurisprudence in light of NRS 42.001. In 1995, the Legislature enacted NRS 42.”
Dow Chem. Co. v. Mahlum, 970 P.2d 98 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 6× “001 (1) defines conscious disregard as having “knowledge of the probable harmful consequences of a wrongful act and a willful and deliberate failure to act to avoid those consequences.” The special verdict finding that Dow Chemical was guilty of consciously disregarding the…”
Bongiovi v. Sullivan, 138 P.3d 433 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 3× “NRS 42.001(2). Clark v. Lubritz, 113 Nev.”
Wyeth v. Rowatt, 244 P.3d 765 (Nev. 2010). · cites it 3× “A defendant has a “[c]onscious disregard” of a person’s rights and safety when he or she knows of “the probable harmful consequences of a wrongful act and a willful and deliberate failure to act to avoid those consequences.”
Hackler v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 210 F. Supp. 3d 1250 (D. Nev. 2016). · cites it 6× “001(4) (2009); “fraud” as “an intentional misrepresentation, deception or concealment of a material fact known to the person with the intent to deprive another person of his rights or property or to otherwise injure another person,” NRS § 42.”
Garcia Vs. Awerbach, 2020 NV 27 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 8× “" NRS 42.001(1). "In other words, under NRS 42.”
Fernandez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 338 F. Supp. 3d 1193 (D. Nev. 2018). · cites it 6× “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001 (4). Nev. Rev. Stat.”
Terrell v. Cent. Washington Asphalt, Inc., 168 F. Supp. 3d 1302 (D. Nev. 2016). · cites it 5× “” Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001 (4). Fraud means “an intentional misrepresentation, deception or concealment of a material fact known to the person with the intent to deprive another person of his rights or property or to otherwise injure another person.”
Kennedy v. Carriage Cemetery Servs., Inc., 727 F. Supp. 2d 925 (D. Nev. 2010). · cites it 4× “” § 42.001(1). *936 “[Conscious disregard] plainly requires evidence that a defendant acted with a culpable state of mind.”
Shaw v. Citimortgage, Inc., 201 F. Supp. 3d 1222 (D. Nev. 2016). · cites it 2× “” NRS § 42.001(1). Malice is conduct which is intended to injure a person or despicable conduct which is engaged in with a conscious disregard of the rights and safety of others.”
Qwest Servs. Corp. v. Blood, 252 P.3d 1071 (Colo. 2011). “§ 11-1-65 (West) ("the safety of others"); Nev.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 42.001 (West) ("rights or safety of others"); N.”
Maduike v. Agency Rent-A-Car, 953 P.2d 24 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 2× “NRS 42.001 defines “oppression” as “despicable conduct that subjects a person to cruel and unjust hardship with conscious disregard of the rights of the person.”
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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001(1) — 22 cases
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Thitchener, 192 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2008). “In doing so, we take this opportunity to clarify our punitive damages jurisprudence in light of NRS 42.001. In 1995, the Legislature enacted NRS 42.”
Wyeth v. Rowatt, 244 P.3d 765 (Nev. 2010). “A defendant has a “[c]onscious disregard” of a person’s rights and safety when he or she knows of “the probable harmful consequences of a wrongful act and a willful and deliberate failure to act to avoid those consequences.”
Shaw v. Citimortgage, Inc., 201 F. Supp. 3d 1222 (D. Nev. 2016). “” NRS § 42.001(1). Malice is conduct which is intended to injure a person or despicable conduct which is engaged in with a conscious disregard of the rights and safety of others.”
Garcia Vs. Awerbach, 2020 NV 27 (Nev. 2020). “" NRS 42.001(1). "In other words, under NRS 42.”
Winchell v. Schiff, 193 P.3d 946 (Nev. 2008).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001(2) — 11 cases
Bongiovi v. Sullivan, 138 P.3d 433 (Nev. 2006). “NRS 42.001(2). Clark v. Lubritz, 113 Nev.”
Hackler v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 210 F. Supp. 3d 1250 (D. Nev. 2016). “001(4) (2009); “fraud” as “an intentional misrepresentation, deception or concealment of a material fact known to the person with the intent to deprive another person of his rights or property or to otherwise injure another person,” NRS § 42.”
Kennedy v. Carriage Cemetery Servs., Inc., 727 F. Supp. 2d 925 (D. Nev. 2010). “” § 42.001(1). *936 “[Conscious disregard] plainly requires evidence that a defendant acted with a culpable state of mind.”
Terrell v. Cent. Washington Asphalt, Inc., 168 F. Supp. 3d 1302 (D. Nev. 2016). “” Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001 (4). Fraud means “an intentional misrepresentation, deception or concealment of a material fact known to the person with the intent to deprive another person of his rights or property or to otherwise injure another person.”
InjuryLoans.com, LLC v. Buenrostro (D. Nev. 2021).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001(3) — 29 cases
Dow Chem. Co. v. Mahlum, 970 P.2d 98 (Nev. 1998). “001 (1) defines conscious disregard as having “knowledge of the probable harmful consequences of a wrongful act and a willful and deliberate failure to act to avoid those consequences.” The special verdict finding that Dow Chemical was guilty of consciously disregarding the…”
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Thitchener, 192 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2008). “In doing so, we take this opportunity to clarify our punitive damages jurisprudence in light of NRS 42.001. In 1995, the Legislature enacted NRS 42.”
Ginny v. White Jimmie D. White v. Ford Motor Co., a Delaware Corp., & Orscheln Co., a Missouri Corp., 312 F.3d 998 (9th Cir. 2002).
Bongiovi v. Sullivan, 138 P.3d 433 (Nev. 2006). “NRS 42.001(2). Clark v. Lubritz, 113 Nev.”
Wyeth v. Rowatt, 244 P.3d 765 (Nev. 2010). “A defendant has a “[c]onscious disregard” of a person’s rights and safety when he or she knows of “the probable harmful consequences of a wrongful act and a willful and deliberate failure to act to avoid those consequences.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001(4) — 12 cases
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Thitchener, 192 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2008). “In doing so, we take this opportunity to clarify our punitive damages jurisprudence in light of NRS 42.001. In 1995, the Legislature enacted NRS 42.”
Bongiovi v. Sullivan, 138 P.3d 433 (Nev. 2006). “NRS 42.001(2). Clark v. Lubritz, 113 Nev.”
Hackler v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 210 F. Supp. 3d 1250 (D. Nev. 2016). “001(4) (2009); “fraud” as “an intentional misrepresentation, deception or concealment of a material fact known to the person with the intent to deprive another person of his rights or property or to otherwise injure another person,” NRS § 42.”
Winchell v. Schiff, 193 P.3d 946 (Nev. 2008).
Garcia Vs. Awerbach, 2020 NV 27 (Nev. 2020). “" NRS 42.001(1). "In other words, under NRS 42.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001(a) — 1 case
JB Carter Enter., LLC dba ATM Merch. Sys. v. Elavon, Inc. (D. Nev. 2026).
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 42.001(l) — 1 case
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Thitchener, 192 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2008). “In doing so, we take this opportunity to clarify our punitive damages jurisprudence in light of NRS 42.001. In 1995, the Legislature enacted NRS 42.”
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