Nevada Revised Statutes 370.378 – Action to prevent, restrain or enjoin a violation or threatened violation of provisions; action for damages and costs
1. An action may be maintained in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent, restrain or enjoin a violation or threatened violation of any provision of NRS 370.371 to 370.378, inclusive. An action may be instituted by any person injured by a violation or threatened violation of NRS 370.371 to 370.378, inclusive, or by the Attorney General upon the request of the Executive Director. If in such an action, a violation or threatened violation is established, the court shall enjoin and restrain, or otherwise prohibit the violation or threatened violation. In such an action it is not necessary that actual damages to the plaintiff be alleged or proved, but where alleged and proved, the plaintiff, in addition to injunctive relief and costs of the suit, including reasonable attorney’s fees, may recover from the defendant the actual damages sustained by the plaintiff.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 370.378
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Executive Director: means the Executive Director of the Department of Taxation. See Nevada Revised Statutes 360.001
- 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.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
2. If no injunctive relief is sought or required, any person injured by a violation of the provisions of NRS 370.371 to 370.378, inclusive, may maintain an action for damages and costs, including attorney’s fees, in any court of competent jurisdiction.