Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.030 (2026)
“Accident” defined
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NRS 616A.030 “Accident” defined. “Accident”
means an unexpected or unforeseen event happening suddenly and violently, with
or without human fault, and producing at the time objective symptoms of an
injury.
[18:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.18]—(NRS A 1975, 221)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.020)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Grover C. Dils Med. Ctr. v. Menditto, 112 P.3d 1093 (Nev. 2005).
Grover C. Dils Med. Ctr. v. Menditto, 112 P.3d 1093 (Nev. 2005). “265(1) (defining "injury" as "a sudden and tangible happening of a traumatic nature, producing an immediate or prompt result which is established by medical evidence"); see also Swinney, 103 Nev.”
Law Offices of Barry Levinson, P.C. v. Milko, 184 P.3d 378 (Nev. 2008). “12 NRS 616A.030. 13 NRS 616A.265(1). 14 99 Nev.”
Crippens v. Sav on Drug Stores, 961 P.2d 761 (Nev. 1998). “NRS 616A.030 tells us that an "`[a]ccident' means an unexpected or unforeseen event happening suddenly and violently, with or without human fault, and producing at the time objective symptoms of an injury.”
Conway v. Circus Circus Casinos, Inc., 8 P.3d 837 (Nev. 2000). “NRS 616A.030 defines an accident as “an unexpected or unforeseen event happening suddenly and violently, with or without human fault, and producing at the time objective symptoms of an injury.”
Fanders v. Riverside Resort & Casino, Inc., 245 P.3d 1159 (Nev. 2010). “The NIIA, with few exceptions, provides the exclusive remedy “for an employee on account of an injury by accident sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment.”
Morrow v. Asamera Minerals, 929 P.2d 959 (Nev. 1996). “NRS 616A.030 provides: 616A.030 “Accident” defined.”
Gubber v. Indep. Mining Co., 911 P.2d 1191 (Nev. 1996). “020 (now NRS 616A.030) and former NRS 616.110 (now NRS 616A.”
Mauer v. Employers Ins., 983 P.2d 411 (Nev. 1999). “’ ’ What is missing in this case, as it was in the three cases summarized above, is the element of unexpectedness or unforeseeability.”
City of Henderson Vs. Spangler, 2020 NV 25 (Nev. 2020). “" NRS 616A.030. The words of this latter statute are plain and unambiguous, so we must follow them as written.”
City of Henderson v. Spangler, 464 P.3d 1039 (Nev. 2020). “" NRS 616A.030. The words of this latter statute are plain and unambiguous, so we must follow them as written.”
Flint Vs. Franktown Meadows, Inc. C/W 74728 (Nev. 2019). “"3 The statute defines accident as "an unexpected or unforeseen event," NRS 616A.030, but this court has recognized an exception—"employers do not enjoy immunity, under the exclusive remedy provisions of the workers compensation statutes, from liability for their intentional…”
Flint Vs. Franktown Meadows, Inc. C/W 74728 (Nev. 2019). “"3 The statute defines accident as "an unexpected or unforeseen event," NRS 616A.030, but this court has recognized an exception—"employers do not enjoy immunity, under the exclusive remedy provisions of the workers compensation statutes, from liability for their intentional…”
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