The City of Las Vegas Promotes Licensed Food Trucks
The City of Las Vegas requires that all mobile food vendors operating within the City have a business license. Chapter 6.55 of the City code sets forth the business license regulations applicable to food trucks, including the prohibition on operating a food truck within 150 feet…
Elizabeth M. Sorokac, Esq., and Jacqueline N. Walton, Esq., have lobbying expertise in Southern Nevada
Elizabeth M. Sorokac, Esq., and Jacqueline N. Walton, Esq., have the knowledge and skills to successfully navigate matters that require lobbying to local elected officials. Ms. Sorokac and Ms. Walton regularly work with the four local jurisdictions in the Las Vegas Valley–Clark County, the City…
In Response to Reisman Sorokac’s Success in Hernandez, the Clark County Commission Replaces the Coroner’s Inquest Process
In response to the ruling of the Nevada Supreme Court in Hernandez v. Bennett-Haron, 128 Nev. Adv. Op. 54 (Oct. 25, 2012), the Clark County Commission has established a new procedure for public examination of officer-related shooting deaths. In Hernandez, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled…
New Procedures for the Ninth Circuit in 2013
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has changed two of its procedures so as to rely more heavily on its Appellate ECF system. The Court sent out an e-mail blast on January 1 with the news. The basic changes to the Court’s appellate rules and…
Nevada Supreme Court Update: Significant Change to Nevada Premises Liability Law
In Foster v. Costco,128 Nev. Adv. Op. 71 (Dec. 27, 2012), Nevada’s highest appellate court has made a significant change to Nevada premises liability law. The Nevada Supreme Court has held that “the open and obvious nature of a dangerous condition does not automatically relieve…
Reisman Sorokac is pleased to announce the addition of Heidi Parry Stern to the firm
Ms. Stern received her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1999. She began practicing appellate law in Nevada in 2004, following a clerkship with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She began her career in New York City as a commercial litigator and is…
Nevada Supreme Court Strikes Down Coroner’s Inquest
“The Nevada Supreme Court threw out Clark County’s system for investigating deaths in which law enforcement officers are involved, but rejected Nevada Highway Patrol officers’ contention that the process violated their constitutional rights, according to a unanimous decision released Thursday.” Read the full story: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/oct/25/nevada-supreme-court-strikes-down-coroners-inquest/?aff=mynews3
Officers feel vindicated after court rules against inquests
“LAS VEGAS (KSNV MyNews3) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shooting deaths of Erik Scott and Trevon Cole in 2010 prompted the Clark County Commission to change how law enforcement officers are investigated when involved in someone’s death. ” Read full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49568433/ns/local_news-las_vegas_nv
Police union says changes to the coroner’s inquest unconstitutional
The Las Vegas Police Protective Association filed legal action Tuesday to halt changes to the coroner’s inquest process that it deems unconstitutional, specifically the introduction of an ombudsman to represent victims’ families. Read full article: http://www.lasvegassol.com/news/2011/jun/21/police-union-says-changes-coroners-inquest-unconst/
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