NRS 357.210 – Distribution to private plaintiff in certain actions; court authorized to reduce recovery in certain circumstances.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 357.070 intervenes at the outset in an action pursuant to NRS 357.080, the private plaintiff is entitled to receive not less than 15 percent or more than 25 percent of any recovery, according […]
NRS 357.230 – Distribution of unapportioned portion to general fund of State or political subdivision, or both.
The portion of any recovery not apportioned pursuant to NRS 357.200 and 357.210 must be paid into the State General Fund if the money, property or services were provided only by the State, or into the general fund of the political subdivision if they were provided only by a political subdivision. If the action involved […]
NRS 357.250 – Entitlement of employee, contractor or agent to remedies in certain circumstances.
1. If an employee, contractor or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment as a result of any lawful act of the employee, contractor, agent or associated others in furtherance of an action brought pursuant to this chapter or any other effort to stop a […]
NRS 357.110 – Attorney General or designee may elect to intervene in action by private plaintiff; motion to extend time for election.
1. Within 60 days after receiving a complaint and disclosure, the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 357.070 may intervene and proceed with the action or, for good cause shown, move the court to extend the time for his or her election whether to proceed. The motion may be […]
NRS 357.120 – Effect of intervention of Attorney General or designee in action by private plaintiff; motion to dismiss; settlement.
1. If the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 357.070 intervenes, the private plaintiff remains a party to an action pursuant to NRS 357.080. 2. The Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee may move to dismiss the action for good cause. The private plaintiff must be notified of […]
NRS 357.130 – Effect of declination of Attorney General or designee to intervene in action by private plaintiff; authority for and effect of election by Attorney General or designee to intervene subsequently in such action.
1. If the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 357.070 elects not to intervene in an action pursuant to NRS 357.080, the private plaintiff has the same rights in conducting the action as the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee would have had. A copy of each pleading […]
NRS 357.140 – Response by defendant.
The defendant is entitled to 20 days in which to respond after a complaint filed pursuant to NRS 357.080 is unsealed and served upon the defendant. (Added to NRS by 1999, 826; A 2013, 1048)
NRS 357.150 – Stay of discovery by private plaintiff; extension.
1. The court may stay discovery by a private plaintiff for not more than 60 days if the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 357.070 shows that the proposed discovery would interfere with the investigation or prosecution of a civil or criminal matter arising out of the same facts, […]
NRS 357.160 – Court-imposed limitation upon participation of private plaintiff in action.
Upon a showing by the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 357.070 that unrestricted participation by a private plaintiff would interfere with or unduly delay the conduct of an action, or would be repetitious, irrelevant or solely for harassment, the court may limit the participation of the private plaintiff […]
NRS 357.170 – Limitation of actions; standard of proof; effect of certain findings of guilt in criminal proceeding on action.
1. An action pursuant to this chapter may not be commenced: (a) More than 3 years after the date on which the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 357.070 discovers, or reasonably should have discovered, the fraudulent activity, but in no event more than 10 years after the fraudulent […]