In a recent ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court, the court upheld a lower court’s decision in a class action lawsuit concerning minimum wage violations filed by taxi drivers against A Cab Taxi and A Cab LLC. The case, initiated by plaintiffs Michael Murray and Michael Reno in 2012, claimed that the company failed to comply with the state’s Minimum Wage Act (MWA).
Initially, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in 2018, awarding them substantial damages and attorney fees totaling approximately $568,000. However, the Supreme Court later found that the district court had incorrectly tolled the statute of limitations, leading to a remand for recalculation of the attorney fees based on a narrower time frame.
Upon remand, the district court awarded Murray $541,271 in attorney fees, prompting an appeal from A Cab, which argued that Murray should no longer be considered the prevailing party due to the previous rulings. The Supreme Court clarified that the issues settled in the first appeal remained intact, and Murray’s entitlement to attorney fees was upheld.
A Cab’s additional arguments, including a request to reduce the attorney fees based on alleged violations of stay orders and the impact of a competing class action settlement, were also rejected. The court emphasized that the district court acted within its rights to award appellate attorney fees and that the determination of sanctions against Murray was not an abuse of discretion.
Ultimately, the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the lower court’s judgment, solidifying the rights of the plaintiffs and reinforcing the legal standards surrounding attorney fees in class action lawsuits under the MWA.
Supreme Court of Nevada
NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING
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| Notice is given of the following activity: | |
| Date and Time of Notice: | Aug 07 2025 04:46 p.m. |
| Case Title: | A CAB SER., LLC VS MURRAY |
| Docket Number: | 85850 |
| Case Category: | Civil Appeal |
| Document Category: | Filed Order of Affirmance. “ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.” fn5[The Honorable Kristina Pickering and Honorable Lee, Justices, being disqualified, did not participate in this matter.] En Banc (SC) |
| Submitted by: | Issued by Court |
| Official File Stamp: | 08/07/2025:03:31:36 PM |
| Filing Status: | Accepted and Filed |
| Docket Text: | Filed Order of Affirmance. “ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.” fn5[The Honorable Kristina Pickering and Honorable Lee, Justices, being disqualified, did not participate in this matter.] En Banc (SC) |
| The Clerk’s Office has filed this document. It is now available on the Nevada Supreme Court’s E-Filing website. Click here to log in to Eflex and view the document. | |
| Electronic service of this document is complete at the time of transmission of this notice. The time to respond to the document, if required, is computed from the date and time of this notice. Refer to NEFR 9(f) for further details. | |
| Clerk’s Office has electronically mailed notice to: | |
| Leon Greenberg | |
| Daniel Polsenberg | |
| Jay Shafer | |
| Esther Rodriguez | |
| Christian Gabroy | |
| No notice was electronically mailed to those listed below; counsel filing the document must serve a copy of the document on the following: | |
| Ruthann Devereaux-Gonzalez | |
Download full PDF. 25-08-07-ORDR-of-Affirmance