Opinion ID: 2329163
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Heading: The Doughertys' recoverable damages

Text: Davis contends that the district court erred in permitting the jury to award diminution damages to the Doughertys. Specifically, she asserts that the Doughertys' recovery should be measured by their out-of-pocket losses. Davis further argues that the diminution in the value of the Ping Property is an improper measure of the Doughertys' damages because the drop in value of the Ping Property was proximately caused by the decline in the Las Vegas real estate market, not her actions. [6] On cross-appeal, the Doughertys argue that the district court erred in precluding their recovery of the carrying costs for the Ping Property. They further argue that the district court erred in determining that their recovery of these damages is barred by the economic loss doctrine. As both parties' arguments require that we address the damages that are recoverable on the Doughertys' NRS 645.257 claims and the measure that should be used to compute those damages, we take up these issues together. Whether a party is `entitled to a particular measure of damages is a question of law' reviewed de novo. Dynalectric Company v. Clark & Sullivan, 127 Nev. ___, ___, 255 P.3d 286, 288 (2011) (quoting Toscano v. Greene Music, 124 Cal.App.4th 685, 21 Cal.Rptr.3d 732, 736 (2004)).