Nevada Construction Legal Questions

Your question implicates a variety of factors which go to the viability of your claim for relief being brought in Nevada.  The first is that you indicate that you were hurt on the job, which means that you are likely subject to workers compensation laws.  You should meet with a workers compensation attorney to determine whether your claims are covered thereunder. Although your question does not directly ask, it is certainly implicates the issue of whether the suit could be brought in Nevada.  If Defendant/Employer is a Nevada entity, jurisdiction exists.  If Defendant is an out-of-state entity, then whether the Defendant can be hailed to Nevada from outside of Nevada is usually a product of Nevada's "long-arm" statute.  To obtain jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant, you must show: (1) that the requirements of the state's long-arm statute have been satisfied, and (2) that due process is not offended by the exercise of jurisdiction.   Nevada's long-arm statute [NRS 14.065] is as broad as a the UNited States Constitution allows and requires personal service of a summons upon the Defendant outside of Nevada is sufficient to confer upon Nevada courts jurisdiction over the Defendant so served if the service is made by delivering a copy of the summons, together with a copy of the complaint, to the Defendant in the same way that service is permissible in Nevada. The 14th Amendment requires a nonresident Defendant to have minimum contacts with Nevada sufficient to ensure that exercising personal jurisdiction over Defendant would not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice and that the Defendant must have sufficient contacts with Nevada such that Defendant could reasonably anticipate being haled into court here.  Personal jurisdiction and the proper remedies are all topics which you should take up with qualified counsel.  ... Read More

The terms of your relationship with your contractor are governed by your contract.  Your contract should specify whether your relationship is a cost plus, guaranteed maximum price, etc.  Your rights to see the Contractor's costs (as well as its rights to claim additional costs) are interwoven with the type of contract that you have.  However there are a couple of different ways that you might approach it if you are looking to throw a statute at your contractor.  If this is residential work, pursuant to NRS 624.600, you are entitled to know the identity of all subcontractors who work on your project.  Therefore you may be able to obtain the information from the subcontractors.  Furthermore your contractor is usually required to document any additions or deviations from the contract via change order, which should set forth the bases for the additions.  If this is a residential pool/spa contract, there are very specific disclosure requirements regarding change orders and disclosures for such contracts (see NRS 624.940). If you have problems with a contractor refusing to provide necessary information, you can utilize the services of the Nevada State Contractors Board to assist.  ... Read More