April 17, 2023, Oral Arguments
Friese vs. Fun City Las Vegas, LLC
Las Vegas – 1:00 p.m. – Stiglich/Lee/Parraguirre
In Re: Parental Rights as to G.R.S.
Las Vegas – 2:30 p.m. – Herndon/Lee/Parraguirre
Friese vs. Fun City Las Vegas, LLC
Docket No. 83372
Las Vegas – 1:00 p.m. – Stiglich/Lee/Parraguirre
Keith Friese was shot and killed in a Las Vegas parking lot. In turn, Appellant Stephen Friese, Keith Friese’s brother, filed suit against Strip Gun Club, Fun City Motel, Chetak Development, and Cornerstone Companies. The district court granted Strip Gun Club’s motion for summary judgment and the accompanying joinder, resolving the case in favor of the respondent companies. The district court denied Stephen’s subsequent motion for reconsideration. Stephen now appeals. The issues on appeal include whether the district court erred by: (1) finding that Stephen is not Keith’s heir under Nevada’s wrongful death statute, (2) finding that NRS 41.085 supplied Stephen’s exclusive remedy, and (3) finding that the respondent companies did not owe Keith Friese a duty of care.
In Re: Parental Rights as to G.R.S.
Docket No. 83605
Las Vegas – 2:30 p.m. – Herndon/Lee/Parraguirre
Appellant challenges a district court order terminating his parental rights. When the child was initially removed from appellant’s care, and until appellant was incarcerated, he had a substance abuse problem. Because he was released shortly before the termination trial and was actively engaging in the drug court program, the district court continued the trial to give him more time to demonstrate a change, but when the court learned that appellant would not complete the drug court for many months, it proceeded with the trial and terminated his parental rights, finding that reunification was not possible in the foreseeable future. ISSUES: (1) is there substantial evidence supporting the district court’s finding that DFS proved by clear and convincing evidence each of the parental fault grounds; and (2) is there substantial evidence supporting the district court’s finding that DFS demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that termination was in the child’s best interest.