LAS VEGAS FETISH & FANTASY v. AHERN RENTALS

No. 47493.

182 P.3d 764 (2008)

LAS VEGAS FETISH & FANTASY HALLOWEEN BALL, INC., d/b/a Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball, Appellant, v. AHERN RENTALS, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 8, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nersesian & Sankiewicz and Robert A. Nersesian and Thea Marie Sankiewicz, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP, and Lisa A. Rasmussen, Las Vegas, for Respondent.

BEFORE HARDESTY, PARRAGUIRRE and DOUGLAS, JJ.


OPINION

By the Court, PARRAGUIRRE, J.:

This appeal presents us with the opportunity to clarify the circumstances under which the unclean hands doctrine will bar a party from obtaining an equitable remedy. We now conclude that the unclean hands doctrine should only apply when the egregiousness of the party's misconduct constituting the party's unclean hands and the seriousness of the harm caused by the misconduct collectively weigh against allowing...

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