Clark County School District v. Richardson Construction, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that ERISA’s preemption of state contract claims in a benefits-due action is an affirmative defense subject to waiver
• holding that, in a tort action, a defense asserting third-party culpability was not a true affirmative defense because it merely sought to negate an essential element of the plaintiffs claims
• explaining that a party on appeal is prevented from raising an argument regarding a district court error that \the party induced or provoked the court or the opposite party to commit\
• stating an affirmative defense raises “new facts and arguments that, if true, will defeat the plaintiffs ... claim, even if all allegations in the complaint are true”
• stating causation is an essential element of a tort claim
• causation is an essential element of a claim for breach of contract, and, if the damage which the promisee seeks would not have been avoided by the promisor's not breaking his promise, then the breach cannot give rise to damages

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Picus v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  D. Nevada· 2009-03-16· cited 50×
• Humphries v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of Clark
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2013-11-07· cited 49×
• Bahena v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2010-07-01· cited 34×
• Southern Wine & Spirits v. Mountain Valley Spring Co.
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-07-19· cited 28×
• Andrew ex rel. Pretner v. Century Surety Co.
  D. Nevada· 2015-09-28· cited 16×
• Schettler v. RALRON CAPITAL CORPORATION
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2012-05-03· cited 14×
• Zurich American Insurance Co. v. Ironshore Specialty Insurance
  Ninth Circuit· 2020-07-02· cited 8×
• Houck v. Farmers Insurance Co.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma· 2009-10-20· cited 8×
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Johnson
  D. Nevada· 2014-08-05· cited 2×
• In Re Farmers Med-Pay Litigation
  Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma· 2009-10-20· cited 1×
• HEFETZ VS. BEAVOR
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2017-07-06
• Fort Apache Homes, Inc. Vs. Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2019-09-12
• Flint Vs. Franktown Meadows, Inc. C/W 74728
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2019-09-26
• Hill Vs. Parker C/W 81138
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2021-07-09
• PAULOS VS. FCH1, LLC
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2020-01-30
• Showcase Mall Joint Venture v. Boxing Hall of Champions LLC
  Ninth Circuit· 2008-03-04