1.  A wholesale dealer may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against a retail liquor store and another wholesale dealer who knowingly transfer:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 369.560

  • beer: means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, or any other similar product, or any combination thereof, in water. See Nevada Revised Statutes 369.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • liquor: means beer, wine, gin, whiskey, cordials, ethyl alcohol or rum, and every liquid containing one-half of 1 percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is used for beverage purposes. See Nevada Revised Statutes 369.040
  • original package: means any container or receptacle first used for holding liquor, which container or receptacle is sealed. See Nevada Revised Statutes 369.050
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • supplier: means , with respect to liquor which is brewed, distilled, fermented, manufactured, rectified, produced or bottled:

    1. See Nevada Revised Statutes 369.111

(a) An original package of liquor between marketing areas without the consent of the wholesale dealer as required by subsection 2 of NRS 369.4863; or

(b) An original package of beer between retail liquor stores without complying with the provisions of this chapter, and is entitled to an award of $1,000 for each violation and may recover the damages sustained by him or her, together with such costs of the action and reasonable attorney’s fees as authorized by NRS 18.110.

2.  If any person knowingly violates any provision of NRS 369.180, 369.386, 369.388, 369.486, 369.487 or 369.488, a wholesale dealer, supplier, retailer or retail liquor dealer who is injured by the violation may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the person to recover:

(a) For the first violation, $100 plus treble the actual damages sustained by him or her, together with such costs of the action and reasonable attorney’s fees as authorized by NRS 18.110.

(b) For the second violation, $250 plus treble the actual damages sustained by him or her, together with such costs of the action and reasonable attorney’s fees as authorized by NRS 18.110.

(c) For the third and any subsequent violation, $500 plus treble the actual damages sustained by him or her and punitive damages as the facts may warrant, together with such costs of the action and reasonable attorney’s fees as authorized by NRS 18.110.

3.  A director, officer, agent or employee or a person engaged in the sale or importation of liquor in this State who knowingly assists or aids in a violation of this chapter for which an action is authorized pursuant to this section is liable in such an action.

4.  The remedies provided in this section are independent of and supplemental to any other remedy or remedies available to a person in law or equity.

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