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D. Nevada October 10, 2024 No. 2:24-cv-00129Not cited
The 15 Commissioner also contends that the allegation that Plaintiff’s doctors were negligent is not a 16 basis for remand or reversal.
See e.g., 11 Osenbrock, 240 F.3d at 1164 n.1. 12 Plaintiff’s allegation that his doctors have been negligent also is not a proper basis for 13 remand or reversal.
This did not include whether Plaintiff’s doctors were 23 negligent, so this issue is not properly before this Court.
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575 F. Supp. 824 D. Nevada May 25, 1983 No. Civ. LV 82-66 RDF
STATEMENT OF FACTS Plaintiff, as guardian ad litem for her infant daughter, seeks substantial damages from Clark County, Nevada, and certain medical doctors, alleging that the County’s hospital employees were negligent in the operation
of its hospital, 1 that the doctor defendants, either as employees of the hospital or as members of the staff of the hospital, were negligent in treating plaintiff as an indigent patient at the time of the birth of her infant
daughter on February 23, 1980, and that, because of the negligence of hospital employees and the doctor defendants, the child has suffered permanent brain damage.
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5 F. Supp. 2d 1113 D. Nevada May 21, 1998 No. CV-N-95-155-ECR
Jones had back surgery and obtained prescriptions from various doctors for pain medications.
By contrast, the court held, Jones’ allegations that the doctors had negligently maintained their medical records raised a medical malpractice claim, and were therefore properly dismissed because they had not been referred to the Screening
Jones makes clear that the scope of “medical malpractice” extends beyond the immediate provision of care, and encompasses even something as far removed from the immediate context of the doctor-patient relationship as the negligent
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688 F. Supp. 2d 1134 D. Nevada February 25, 2010 No. 2:09-CV-00554-PMP-PAL
However, at least one such claim has gone to verdict on both contract and negligence theories in Nevada.
See Chowdhry, 851 P.2d at 461, 464-65 (physician alleged contract and negligence claims regarding hospital’s discipline and alleged failure to follow procedures, but jury found physician was comparably more negligent and found no damages
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D. Nevada November 17, 2021 No. 3:21-cv-00428Not cited
SUMMARY 13 Pro se Plaintiff Fuchsia Sun filed a complaint against Defendants Renown Regional 14 Medical Center Pediatric ICU (“Renown”), and various Renown doctors and staff for 15 “medical malpractice negligence.”
Id. 10 Here, Sun brings this action against Defendants for medical malpractice 11 negligence. (ECF No. 1-1 at 4.)
She alleges that the doctors and staff at Renown 12 performed an unnecessary colonoscopy and multiple medical procedures without consent 13 that led to serious complications. (Id.)
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D. Nevada October 28, 2025 No. 3:23-cv-00360Not cited
“[A] complaint that a physician has been negligent 23 in diagnosing or treating a medical condition does not state a valid claim of medical 24 mistreatment under the Eighth Amendment.
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D. Nevada January 8, 2025 No. 2:24-cv-02309Not cited
State Court but Dismissing Case So Plaintiff 6 Centennial Hills Hospital, et al., Can Refile It in State Court 7 Defendants [ECF Nos. 2, 9] 8 9 Plaintiff Deshana Renee Barner filed this action against a local hospital and physician
, 10 apparently asserting a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress related to allegedly 11 erroneous medical records.
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D. Nevada September 24, 2020 No. 3:18-cv-00137Not cited
Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976) (“[A] complaint that a physician has been negligent in diagnosing or treating a medical condition does not state a valid claim of 28 1 The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in Defendants
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D. Nevada March 31, 2021 No. 2:20-cv-01232Not cited
H, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment ; Plaintiffs move for summary judgment on Defendants’ affirmative defenses based on contributory negligence, comparative negligence and comparative fault of Plaintiffs’ physicians
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D. Nevada June 29, 2026 No. 3:26-cv-00321Not cited
Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976) 13 (complaint that a physician has been negligent in diagnosing or treating a medical 14 condition does not state a valid claim of medical mistreatment under the Eighth 15 Amendment).
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D. Nevada February 3, 2021 No. 2:19-cv-02007Not cited
plaintiff’s injuries.”29 11 The third element requires the defendant’s conduct to be “objectively unreasonable,” a test that 12 turns on the facts and circumstances of each particular case.30 A plaintiff must “prove more 13 than negligence
but less than subjective intent—something akin to reckless disregard.”31 So “a 14 complaint that a physician has been negligent in diagnosing or treating a medical condition does 15 not state a valid claim of medical mistreatment
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D. Nevada April 14, 2025 No. 2:24-cv-00500Not cited
Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976) (“[A] complaint that a physician has been negligent in diagnosing or treating a medical condition does not state a valid claim of medical 1 Welch alleges that he met the unnamed optometrist after
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111 F. Supp. 3d 1114 D. Nevada January 13, 2015 No. 3:14-cv-00038-RCJ-VPCNot cited
See Estelle, 429 U.S. at 106 , 97 S.Ct. 285 (holding that “a complaint that a physician has been negligent in diagnosing or treating a medical condition does not state a *1120 valid claim of medical mistreatment under the Eighth Amendment
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D. Nevada April 9, 2026 No. 3:25-cv-00292Not cited
Nevada Bd. of State Prison Comm’rs, 766 F.2d 404, 407 (9th Cir. 1985) 4 (holding that “mere delay of surgery, without more, is insufficient to state a claim of 5 deliberate medical indifference”). 6 However, “a complaint that a physician
has been negligent in diagnosing or 7 treating a medical condition does not state a valid claim of medical mistreatment under 8 the Eighth Amendment.
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D. Nevada June 7, 2023 No. 2:20-cv-02056Not cited
Motions in Limine 6 Smith’s Food & Drug Centers, Inc., [ECF Nos. 37, 38] 7 Defendant 8 Karin Volz alleges that she tripped on a rock in the parking lot of a Smith’s grocery store 9 and sues Smith’s Food & Drug Centers, Inc. for negligence
and negligent hiring.
With trial 10 approaching, Smith’s moves in limine to limit Volz’s treating-physician witnesses to opinions 11 about their own treatment and billing and preclude them from commenting on those of her other 12 medical providers.
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D. Nevada March 26, 2020 No. 2:19-cv-00728Not cited
Nevada Bd. of State Prison Comm’rs, 766 F.2d 6 404, 407 (9th Cir. 1985) (holding that “mere delay of surgery, without more, is insufficient to 7 state a claim of deliberate medical indifference”). 8 A “complaint that a physician
has been negligent in diagnosing or treating a medical 9 condition does not state a valid claim of medical mistreatment under the Eighth Amendment. 10 Medical malpractice does not become a constitutional violation merely because
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D. Nevada October 23, 2019 No. 2:19-cv-01275Not cited
Nevada Bd. of State Prison Comm’rs, 766 F.2d 404, 407 (9th Cir. 1985) 7 (holding that “mere delay of surgery, without more, is insufficient to state a claim of 8 deliberate medical indifference”). 9 However, “a complaint that a physician
has been negligent in diagnosing or 10 treating a medical condition does not state a valid claim of medical mistreatment under 11 the Eighth Amendment.
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D. Nevada February 2, 2022 No. 2:19-cv-01644Not cited
To 8 resolve a disagreement between him and his doctor, Rodriguez needed to work with his doctor. 9 See Estelle v.
Gamble, 429 U.S. at 106 (“[A] complaint that a physician has been negligent in 10 diagnosing or treating a medical condition does not state a valid claim of medical mistreatment 11 under the Eighth Amendment.
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D. Nevada December 14, 2023 No. 2:23-cv-01754Not cited
He also broadly alleges 15 that the HFD, UMC, Doe UMC Doctor 1, and Doe UMC Doctor 2 “[a]cted [u]nder color of [l]aw 16 18 U.S.C. 242 due to negligence, cruel and unusual punishment, assault, battery and medical 17 malpractice that
Plaintiff 8 simply alleges that “[t]he hospital and medical staff proceeded to use excessive force, assault, 9 torture and inflict cruel and unusual punishment, medical malpractice and negligence by drugging 10 and using syringes
Although Plaintiff asserts that the doctors drugged 11 him against his will, Plaintiff does not provide any other facts that would allow the Court to 12 assess Plaintiff’s claims.
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D. Nevada December 13, 2021 No. 2:18-cv-02039Not cited
Bd. of State Prison Comm’rs, 766 F.2d 404, 407 (9th Cir. 1985) (holding that “mere 14 delay of surgery, without more, is insufficient to state a claim of deliberate medical 15 indifference”). 16 However, “a complaint that a physician
has been negligent in diagnosing or treating 17 a medical condition does not state a valid claim of medical mistreatment under the Eighth 18 Amendment.