In Nevada, the elements for a claim of fraud or intentional misrepresentation are:
- Defendant makes a false representation or misrepresentation as to a past or existing fact;
- With knowledge or belief by defendant that representation is false or that defendant lacks sufficient basis of information to make the representation;
- Defendant intended to induce plaintiff to act in reliance on the representation;
- Justifiable reliance upon the representation by the plaintiff;
- Causation and damages to plaintiff as a result of relying on misrepresentation; and
- Must be proved by clear and convincing evidence and be pled with specificity.
NRCP 9; NEVADA JURY INSTRUCTIONS 9.01; Jordan v. State ex rel. Dep’t of Motor Vehicles & Pub. Safety, 121 Nev. 44, 75, 110 P.3d 30, 51 (2005); J.A. Jones Constr. Co. v. Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc., 120 Nev. 277, 89 P.3d 1009 (2004); Barmettler v. Reno Air, Inc., 14 Nev. 441, 956 P.2d 1382 (1998); Blanchard v. Blanchard, 108 Nev. 908 (1992); Bulbman, Inc. v. Nev. Bell, 108 Nev. 105, 111, 825 P.2d 588, 592 (1992); Albert H. Wohlers & Co. v. Bartgis, 114 Nev. 1249, 1260, 969 P.2d 949, 957 (1998); Sanguinetti v. Strecker, 94 Nev. 200, 206, 577 P.2d 404, 408 (1978); Lubbe v. Barba, 91 Nev. 596, 541 P.2d 115 (1975).
See elements for other claims at the Nevada Law Library
Great post about Nevada fraud and what defines it!! Darren Chaker