Nevada § 705.270 Liability for injury to or death of employee

Nevada Statutes

§ 705.270 — Liability for injury to or death of employee

Nevada § 705.270

Title 58ENERGY; PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES

Ch. 705Railroads

LIABILITY OF RAILROADS TO EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS IN CASES OF PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.270 (2026).

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Every common carrier by railroad in the State of Nevada shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while the person is employed by such carrier in or about the transporting or handling of any freight, property, passengers, engine, locomotive or other vehicle upon the tracks of such carrier, or, in case of the death of such employee, to the employee’s personal representative for the benefit of the surviving spouse, children, parents or dependents of such employee, for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents or employees of such employer, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency due to the employer’s negligence.

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Every common carrier by railroad in the State of Nevada shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while the person is employed by such carrier in or about the transporting or handling of any freight, property, passengers, engine, locomotive or other vehicle upon the tracks of such carrier, or, in case of the death of such employee, to the employee’s personal representative for the benefit of the surviving spouse, children, parents or dependents of such employee, for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents or employees of such employer, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency due to the employer’s negligence.