MEDICAL DEVICE ALLIANCE, INC. v. AHR

Nos. 34586, 35013.

8 P.3d 135 (2000)

MEDICAL DEVICE ALLIANCE, INC., Appellant, v. Robert AHR, an Individual; Antoinette Ahr, an Individual; Richard Albin, an Individual; Donna Albin, an Individual; Nicholas Alexander, Trustee; Glenn Alpert, Trustee; Gregory Anderson, an Individual; Antin & Haas; Lester Aroh, an Individual; Kenneth Asch, an Individual; Julian Beale, an Individual; Richard Berti, an Individual; Marguerite Berti, Trustee; Frederick Binkley, Trustee; Michael Boggs, an Individual; Donald Borden, an Individual; Jeffrey Brenner, an Individual; Belle Bronfeld, an Individual; Larry Brungardt, an Individual; William Coleman Bryan, an Individual; Cabrillo Card. Med. Gp. (R. Rothchild); Joseph Camardese, an Individual; Chelsea Associates (Randall Harris); Warren Clark, an Individual; Robert Clark, an Individual; Harold Cohen, an Individual; William Conley, an Individual; Ted Cooper, an Individual; Sean Coughlin, an Individual; Kanaan "Kenny" Dandachi, an Individual; Thomas Deakman, an Individual; Steven Dresner, an Individual; Lawrence Dumain, an Individual; Deanna Dumain, an Individual; James "Jim" Fayette, an Individual; Mark Ferguson, an Individual; Stephen Frost, an Individual; Suzanne Frost, an Individual; Edward I. Galfsky, an Individual; John Gasser, an Individual; Robert Gault, an Individual; Thelma Gault, an Individual; Darrell Glahn, an Individual; Blythe Glahn, an Individual; Michael Grossman, an Individual; Brian Halina, an Individual; Kathleen Hellmers, Trustee; Kenneth Hersh, an Individual; Hilliard Ltd. Partnership; Daniel Hilliard, an Individual; WJ Hilliard Family Trust; Sy Himelstein, an Individual; Inner Sources, Inc.; Mike Ismail, an Individual; Herb Johnson, an Individual; Brenda Johnson, an Individual; Gabriel Kaplan, an Individual; L. Rolls (Nominees) Ltd. (L.Rolls); William Larrabee, an Individual; Bonnie Larrabee, an Individual; Peter Lawrence, an Individual; Mark Leggio, an Individual; Levanthal Paget LLC, an Individual; James Lynch, an Individual; Edward Marandola, Jr., an Individual; Filizi "Philip" Mathis, an Individual; Frank Mathis, an Individual; Robert McCurdy, an Individual; Edward Low Mills, an Individual; James Mills, an Individual; Michael Moeller, an Individual; Albert Molinaro, an Individual; Steve Natale, an Individual; Kay Nix, an Individual; Linda Wallace Pate, an Individual; Robert Pekelnicky, an Individual; Emily Pekelnicky, an Individual; Jon Peters, an Individual; Alice Poshkus, an Individual; Regina Poshkus, an Individual; Nicholas Poshkus, an Individual; David B. Radden, an Individual; Richard Rossi, an Individual; James Schloeman, an Individual; David A. Schult, an Individual; Jeff Seavey, an Individual; Morris Silver, an Individual; Hollis R. Smith, an Individual; Lembitu Sorra, M.D., an Individual; Arthur Steinberg, an Individual; Ira Account; Carl F. Steinfield, an Individual; Ken Stokes, an Individual; Thomas Sulzbach, an Individual; Euna Sulzbach, an Individual; Robert E. Walker, an Individual; David Wilson, an Individual; Chieftain LLC; William J. Downey, Jr., an Individual; Mary Ann Flynn, an Individual; R. Karl Lichty, an Individual; Laurens L. Lichty, an Individual; Leonard Makowka, an Individual; and Kurt G. Toppel, an Individual, Respondents. Donald K. McGhan, Appellant, v. George C. Swarts as Receiver for Medical Device Alliance, Inc.; Robert Ahr, an Individual; Antoinette Ahr, an Individual; Richard Albin, an Individual; Donna Albin, an Individual; Nicholas Alexander, Trustee; Glenn Alpert, Trustee; Gregory Anderson, an Individual; Antin & Haas; Lester Aroh, an Individual; Julian Beale, an Individual; Richard Berti, an Individual; Marguerite Berti, Trustee; Frederick Binkley, Trustee; Michael Boggs, an Individual; Donald Borden, an Individual; Jeffrey Brenner, an Individual; Belle Bronfeld, an Individual; Larry Brungardt, an Individual; William Coleman Bryan, an Individual; Cabrillo Card. Med. Gp. (R. Rothchild); Joseph Camardese, an Individual; Chelsea Associates (Randall Harris); Warren Clark, an Individual; Robert Clark, an Individual; Harold Cohen, an Individual; William Conley, an Individual; Ted Cooper, an Individual; Sean Coughlin, an Individual; Kanaan "Kenny" Dandachi, an Individual; Steven Dresner, an Individual; Lawrence Dumain, an Individual; Deanna Dumain, an Individual; James "Jim" Fayette, an Individual; Mark Ferguson, an Individual; Stephen Frost, an Individual; Suzanne Frost, an Individual; Edward I. Galfsky, an Individual; John Gasser, an Individual; Robert Gault, an Individual; Thelma Gault, an Individual; Darrell Glahn, an Individual; Blythe Glahn, an Individual; Michael Grossman, an Individual; Brian Halina, an Individual; Kathleen Hellmers, Trustee; Kenneth Hersh, an Individual; Hilliard Ltd. Partnership; Daniel Hilliard, an Individual; WJ Hilliard Family Trust; Sy Himelstein, an Individual; Inner Sources, Inc.; Mike Ismail, an Individual; Herb Johnson, an Individual; Brenda Johnson, an Individual; Gabriel Kaplan, an Individual; L. Rolls (Nominees) Ltd. (L.Rolls); William Larrabee, an Individual; Bonnie Larrabee, an Individual; Peter Lawrence, an Individual; Mark Leggio, an Individual; Jeffrey Levanthal, an Individual; James Lynch, an Individual; Edward Marandola, Jr., an Individual; Filizi "Philip" Mathis, an Individual; Frank Mathis, an Individual; Robert McCurdy, an Individual; Edward Low Mills, an Individual; James Mills, an Individual; Michael Moeller, an Individual; Albert Molinaro, an Individual; Steve Natale, an Individual; Kay Nix, an Individual; Linda Wallace Pate, an Individual; Robert Pekelnicky, an Individual; Emily Pekelnicky, an Individual; Jon Peters, an Individual; Alice Poshkus, an Individual; Regina Poshkus, an Individual; Nicholas Poshkus, an Individual; David B. Radden, an Individual; Richard Rossi, an Individual; James Schloeman, an Individual; David A. Schult, an Individual; Jeff Seavey, an Individual; Morris Silver, an Individual; Hollis R. Smith, an Individual; Lembitu Sorra, M.D., an Individual; Arthur Steinberg, an Individual; Carl F. Steinfield, an Individual; Ken Stokes, an Individual; Thomas Sulzbach, an Individual; Euna Sulzbach, an Individual; Robert E. Walker, an Individual; David Wilson, an Individual; Chieftain LLC; William J. Downey, Jr., an Individual; R. Karl Lichty, an Individual; Laurens L. Lichty, an Individual; Leonard Makowka, an Individual; and Kurt G. Toppel, an Individual, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Cooper Law Offices, Las Vegas, for Appellant Medical Device Alliance, Inc.

Schreck Morris, Amelia R. De Los Santos, Kristina Pickering, Elayna J. Youchah, Las Vegas, for Appellant Medical Device Alliance, Inc., and for Appellant McGhan.

Jones Vargas, Philip M. Ballif, Kirk B. Lenhard, Las Vegas, for Appellant McGhan.

James, Driggs, Walch, Santoro, Kearney, Johnson & Thompson, Aviva Y. Gordon, John E. Ham, Mark A. James, L. Kirk Williams, Las Vegas, for Respondents.

Jolley Urga Wirth & Woodbury, Las Vegas, for Respondents.

Bernhard & Leslie, Las Vegas, for Respondents.

Harrison Kemp & Jones, Chtd., Jennifer C. Popick, Las Vegas, for Respondents.

Frank A. Ellis & Associates, Las Vegas, for Respondents.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Respondents ("Nevada shareholders") filed suit in district court seeking the appointment of a receiver for appellant Medical Device Alliance, Inc. ("MDA"). After finding strong evidence of serious corporate mismanagement and fraud, the district court appointed a temporary receiver for MDA. Subsequently, appellant Donald K. McGhan ("McGhan") successfully intervened and filed a motion to terminate the receivership, which the district...

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