McCrosky v. Dist. Ct. (Carson Tahoe Reg'l. Med. Ctr.)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA TAWNI MCCROSKY, INDIVIDUALLY No. 68881 AND AS THE NATURAL PARENT OF LYA.M MCCROSKY, A MINOR, Petitioner, vs. THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FILED CARSON CITY; AND THE HONORABLE JAMES TODD RUSSELL, JAN 2 6 2016 DISTRICT JUDGE, TRACIE K. UNDEMAN CLERK OF .SyFiREME COURT Respondents, BY •yi and DEPUTYti t17. CARSON TAHOE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, A NEVADA BUSINESS ENTITY, Real Partn Interest. ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS This is an original petition for a writ of mandamus challenging district court orders granting partial summary judgment and a motion to include a settled codefendant on the verdict form in a medical malpractice action. Having considered the petition, we are not persuaded that petitioner has met her burden to demonstrate that our extraordinary discretionary intervention is warranted. NRS 34.160; Piroozi v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 131 Nev., Adv. Op. 100, P.3d , (2015) (concluding that under NRS 41A.045, a district court is 'required to permit [a defendant] the opportunity to argue the comparative fault of the settled defendants and include those defendants' names and an assignment of their percentage of fault on the jury verdict forms"); Pan v. SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 224, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 841, 844 (2004) (providing that an appeal is generally an adequate legal remedy precluding writ relief); Smith v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 107 Nev. 674, 677, 679, 818 P.2d 849, 851, 853 (1991). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED. C.J. Parraguirre , J. Hardesty , J. Douglas cc: Hon. James Todd Russell, District Judge Durney & Brennan/Reno Carroll, Kelly, Trotter, Franzen, & McKenna & Peabody Carson City Clerk SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 (0) 1947A 4,0114>