Nev. R. Civ. P. 54
Advisory Committee Note 2019 Amendment Subsection (b). From 2004 to 2019, NRCP 54(b) departed from FRCP 54(b), only permitting certification of a judgment to allow an interlocutory appeal if it eliminated one or more parties, not one or more claims. The 2019 amendments add the reference to claims back into the rule, restoring the district court's authority to direct entry of final judgment when one or more, but fewer than all, claims are resolved. The court has discretion in deciding whether to grant Rule 54(b) certification; given the strong policy against piecemeal review, an order granting Rule 54(b) certification should detail the facts and reasoning that make interlocutory review appropriate. An appellate court may review whether a judgment was properly certified under this rule.
Subsection (d). Rule 54(d)(2)(B)(iv) is new. While drawn from the federal rule, it limits the required disclosure about the agreement for services to nonprivileged financial terms.
Drafter's Note
2004 Amendment
Subdivision (b) is amended to omit any mention of claims. Under the revised rule, the court can no longer direct the entry of a final judgment as to one or more but fewer than all of the claims in a multiple-claim case. Thus, an order adjudicating one or more but fewer than all of the claims in a multiple-claim case is not a final judgment and is not appealable. The revised rule retains language permitting the court to direct entry of a final judgment as to one or more but fewer than all of the parties involved in a case.