Nevada Limit Contingency Fees in Civil Cases Initiative (2026)
| Nevada Limit Contingency Fees in Civil Cases Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Civil and criminal trials | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Nevada Limit Contingency Fees in Civil Cases Initiative will not appear on the ballot in Nevada as an indirect initiated state statute on November 3, 2026.
This initiative would have limited the contingency fees attorneys can charge or receive in civil cases to 20% of any amounts recovered.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the initiative is here.
Path to the ballot
Process in Nevada
In Nevada, the number of signatures required to qualify an indirect initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 10 percent of the total votes cast in the most recent general election. Moreover, signature gathering must be distributed equally among each of the state's four congressional districts. The initial filing of an initiated state statute cannot be made before January 1 of the year preceding the next regular legislative session. Signature petitions must be filed with county officials by the second Tuesday in November of an even-numbered year—two years prior to the targeted election date. The final submission of signatures to the secretary of state must be made at least 30 days prior to the start of the next regular legislative session.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2026 ballot:
- Signatures: 102,362 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures to county clerks was November 20, 2024.
Signatures are verified by county clerks using a random sampling method if more than 500 signatures were submitted in that county. If enough signatures are submitted and verified, the initiative goes before the legislature. If the legislature approves and the governor signs the measure, there is no election. Otherwise, the initiative goes on the next general election ballot.
Stages of this ballot initiative
- The measure was filed with the secretary of state by the Fair Recovery PAC on March 18, 2024.[1]
- On September 11, 2024, the campaign submitted 206,313 signatures at multiple county offices.[2]
Lawsuit
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| Lawsuit overview | |
| Issue: Was the "description of effect" insufficient or misleading? | |
| Court: Nevada Supreme Court | |
| Ruling: Description of effect was misleading | |
| Plaintiff(s): Uber Sexual Assault Survivors for Legal Accountability and Nevada Justice Association | Defendant(s): Uber Technologies Inc, et. al. |
Source: Nevada Supreme Court Ruling
On January 27, 2025, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the initiative summary or description of effect was misleading. The initial lawsuit was filed by the Nevada Justice Association in April. In May of 2024, a Carson City district judge dismissed the lawsuit. The decision by the Nevada Supreme Court reversed the lower court ruling.[3]
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Intent to Circulate Petition," accessed March 20, 2024
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Uber-backed group continues drive for cap on attorney fees," September 11, 2024
- ↑ The Nevada Independent, "Uber-backed ballot petition capping attorney fees blocked by Nevada Supreme Court," January 27, 2025
