Thursday, September 5, 2019 - Carson City - J. Pickering, J. Parraguirre, J. Gibbons

Iliescu, Jr. vs. Hale Lane Peek Dennison and Howard Prof’l Corp.
Docket Number: 76146
Carson City - 2:30 p.m. - Northern Nevada Panel

This is an appeal from a district court order granting summary judgment in a legal malpractice action.  Appellants brought an action for professional malpractice against respondent after a mechanic’s lien was recorded against their property and respondent failed to have the lien expunged in district court.

ISSUES:

Thereafter, the lien was held invalid by this court on appeal.  Respondent then moved for summary judgment on appellants’ malpractice claims, arguing its earlier attempt to expunge the lien, which failed in district court, was vindicated when this court invalidated the lien as a matter of law.  The district court granted respondent’s motion for summary judgment, concluding the district court’s own prior error was the proximate cause of appellants’ damages.

Disclaimer:

This synopsis is intended to provide only general information about this case before the Nevada Supreme Court.  It is not intended to be all-inclusive or reflect all positions of the parties.  To access the documents that have been filed in this matter, type the docket number into the court’s case search page: https://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseSearch.do