Las Vegas Jury Awards $2.05 Million to Driver With CRPS After Red-Light Crash; Nevada Supreme Court Affirms

A Las Vegas driver ran a red light and struck Nadia Marin's car as she passed through the intersection. The driver, Andrew Clark, had borrowed the vehicle from his mother, Tracy Clark. A Clark County jury awarded Marin $2,045,117.55 after a 13-day trial in the Eighth Judicial District Court, and the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed that verdict on July 2, 2026.

Marin was hurt in the collision and went through extensive medical treatment. She was ultimately diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in her right hand, a neurological pain condition that persists after the body has physically healed. CRPS is diagnosed by elimination: doctors try treatment plans for other explanations until it is the only one left. For Marin, that meant several surgeries to rule out conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

She sued Andrew Clark for negligence and Tracy Clark for negligent entrustment of the car. The case ran for four years before it reached trial, and the defense sought a continuance for the twelfth time shortly before the trial date. The court refused, extended several half days to full days and set aside an extra day so the case could be heard in 13 days.

By the time of trial the Clarks had conceded liability, so the jury decided only damages. Marin presented 14 witnesses over seven days, and the defense called four witnesses, including Andrew Clark and three experts who disputed the cause of her injuries and the need for her treatment. The jury returned a verdict of $2,045,117.55.

The defense then moved for a new trial, arguing that Marin's lawyers had exaggerated her medical conditions. The trial court found no evidence of misconduct and denied the motion. It also awarded Marin expert fees for five experts and assigned the Clarks' claims against their insurance carriers to her in execution of the judgment.

The Clarks appealed. Representing Marin were Ramzy P. Ladah and Carl R. Houston of Ladah Law Firm, with Joshua P. Gilmore and Tayler D. Bingham of Bailey Kennedy. The Nevada Supreme Court, sitting en banc, held that the 13-day schedule gave the defense a meaningful opportunity to present its case, that withdrawal of the deemed admissions and the challenged jury instruction were within the trial court's discretion, and that the new-trial denial, the expert fees and the insurance-claim assignment all stood.

The court sent back one item. The trial court had awarded Marin attorney fees equal to her entire contingency fee under the offer-of-judgment rule, NRCP 68. The justices held that contingency fees are incurred as the work is performed, so only post-offer work counts, and they overruled an earlier decision to the contrary. The fee award was reversed for recalculation, and the jury's verdict was left untouched.