March 25, 2025, Oral Arguments
Goldberg, Kershen & Altmann, LLC vs. Kreiser c/w 88209
William S. Boyd School of Law – 11:00 a.m. – Court of Appeals
Goldberg, Kershen & Altmann, LLC vs. Kreiser c/w 88209
Docket No. 87677-COA
William S. Boyd School of Law – 11:00 a.m. – Court of Appeals
These are consolidated appeals from district court orders granting a motion to dismiss and post-judgment motion for attorney fees and sanctions in an unjust enrichment action. In 2008, respondent Chad Kreiser and his ex-wife obtained title to the subject property, which is a residence in Henderson. The property was thereafter damaged in a fire and its physical structure was removed, leaving only the concrete foundation and a driveway. Later, Kreiser had a workplace accident that left him unable to work, permanently disabled, and with some memory and focus impairment. For the next several years, Kreiser did not pay the property taxes on the property. Eventually, appellant Goldberg, Kershen & Almann, LLC, paid approximately $3,000 in back taxes for the property and had a fence built around the lot. Goldberg then commenced the underlying proceeding against Kreiser, asserting a claim for unjust enrichment in the operative complaint. Kreiser filed a motion to dismiss as well as a motion for NRCP 11 sanctions and attorney fees and costs, arguing that the action was baseless. The district court granted each of Kreiser's motions but made a small reduction to the requested attorney fee award. Goldberg now appeals, challenging the district court's dismissal order, attorney fees and costs award, and sanctions order.