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Nev. Supreme Court issues 2 opinions

The Nevada Supreme Court issued two opinions today. Both were in civil cases: In Las Vegas Fetish and Fantasy v. Ahern Rental (my favorite case caption so far this year), the Court addresses the doctrine of unclean hands: "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 the party to obtain such a remedy. Applying our conclusion to this case, we reject appellant's contention that its abuse of process judgment against respondent automatically barred respondent from obtaining a judgment against appellant based on unjust enrichment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Harmful Error on May 08, 2008 (boomark / email).