Nevada High Court Tosses Mistrial Order After Judge Disqualified

Two doctors facing medical malpractice claims scored a win after the Nevada Supreme Court held that a judge couldn’t rely on a disqualified judge’s mistrial order to award their opposition attorneys’ fees.

Former Eighth Judicial District Judge Rob Bare’s written mistrial order was void because the doctors had filed a motion to disqualify him after praising the other party’s attorney during trial, according to the ruling. As a result, the district court should vacate the costs award based on the mistrial motion and reconsider it, the court said Thursday.

Jason George Landess, also known as Kay George Landess, filed the ...