AWADA v. SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.

No. 46174.

173 P.3d 707 (2007)

Yehia AWADA, an Individual; and Gaming Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, Appellants, v. SHUFFLE MASTER, INC., a Minnesota Corporation; and Mark Yoseloff, an Individual, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 27, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris & Sullivan and Will A. Lemkul, North Las Vegas, for Appellants.

Jones Vargas and Kirk B. Lenhard, Scott M. Schoenwald, and Tamara Beatty Peterson, Las Vegas, for Respondents.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

By the Court, GIBBONS, J.:

In this appeal, we consider the primary issue of whether a district court has the authority to bifurcate the legal and equitable claims presented in a single action, conduct a bench trial on an equitable claim, and then use the findings of fact and conclusions of law from that bench trial to dispose of the case. On this issue of first impression, we conclude that Nevada district courts have discretion to bifurcate...

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