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In any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of NRS 705.260 to 705.340, inclusive, to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employees, such employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of such employment in any case where such injury or death resulted in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents or employees of such common carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves or other equipment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 58. Energy; Public Utilities and Similar Entities § 705.290. Risk of employment not assumed where injury or death results from negligence of employer's officers or employees or defect in equipment - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-58-energy-public-utilities-and-similar-entities/nv-rev-st-705-290/
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