· 6/23/2005
Pope v. MOTEL 6
Citations
- 114 P.3d 277
- 121 Nev. 307
- 121 Nev. Adv. Rep. 31
- 2005 Nev. LEXIS 33
- 86 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 41,983
- 96 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 154
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- holding that actual malice may be “proven by demonstrating that a statement is published ... with reckless disregard for its veracity”
- holding that “[a] defamation claim requires demonstrating . . . a false and defamatory statement of fact by the defendant concerning the plaintiff”
- holding that qualified immunity applies to statements to the police about suspected criminal activity, and the plaintiff must demonstrate that the statements were false SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 3 (0
- noting that to ignore the plain meaning of a statute \would be an impermissible judicial excursion into the legislature's domain\
- noting that to ignore the plain meaning of a statute “would be an impermissible judicial excursion into the legislature’s domain”
- noting that the Nevada 22 Supreme Court has “looked to the federal courts for guidance” when analyzing cases brought under Nevada’s anti-discrimination statutes
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Judges: Rose, Gibbons and Hardesty
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