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State v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of Nev.

Supreme Court of Nevada.
Mar 10, 2017
390 P.3d 960 (Nev. 2017)

Summary

noting that "[c]ourts should not summarily enforce [or disregard] a settlement agreement, in the absence of an evidentiary hearing, where material facts concerning the existence or terms of an agreement to settle are in dispute," and instructing the district court to conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine whether additional terms in a settlement agreement were material and therefore constituted a counteroffer (second alteration in original) (quoting Maya Swimwear Corp. v. Maya Swimwear, LLC , 855 F. Supp. 2d 229, 234 (D. Del. 2012) )

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Opinion

No. 69238

03-10-2017

The STATE of Nevada, ON RELATION OF its DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK; and the Honorable Kenneth C. Cory, District Judge, Respondents, and Wykoff Newberg Corporation, a Nevada Corporation; and International Smelting Company, a Nevada Corporation, Real Parties in Interest.

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GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.


Summaries of

State v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of Nev.

Supreme Court of Nevada.
Mar 10, 2017
390 P.3d 960 (Nev. 2017)

noting that "[c]ourts should not summarily enforce [or disregard] a settlement agreement, in the absence of an evidentiary hearing, where material facts concerning the existence or terms of an agreement to settle are in dispute," and instructing the district court to conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine whether additional terms in a settlement agreement were material and therefore constituted a counteroffer (second alteration in original) (quoting Maya Swimwear Corp. v. Maya Swimwear, LLC , 855 F. Supp. 2d 229, 234 (D. Del. 2012) )

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Case details for

State v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of Nev.

Case Details

Full title:The STATE of Nevada, ON RELATION OF its DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION…

Court:Supreme Court of Nevada.

Date published: Mar 10, 2017

Citations

390 P.3d 960 (Nev. 2017)

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