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Turner v. Mandalay Sports Entertainment, LLC
Nevada Supreme Court (2008) | 180 P.3d 1172; 124 Nev. 213; 124 Nev. Adv. Rep. 20; 2008 Nev. LEXIS 23
TL;DR: A spectator was injured by a foul ball in a stadium's unscreened concession area. The court adopted the "limited duty rule," holding the stadium owner satisfied its duty by providing sufficient screened seating elsewhere, thus barring the spectator's negligence claim as a matter of law.
Legal Significance: This case formally adopted the "limited duty rule" for baseball stadiums in Nevada and clarified that primary implied assumption of risk is a question of duty for the court, not an affirmative defense for the jury, surviving the state's comparative negligence statute.