Reno Hilton Resort Corp. v. Verderber

OPINION

This is an appeal from a district court order denying a new trial as to Phase I of a bifurcated class action. Respondent has moved to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction, contending that an order denying a new trial is not appealable when, as in this case, it is interlocutory and does not follow the final judgment. Appellants oppose the motion and argue that the language in the rule permitting an appeal from an order granting or denying a new trial is unqualified, and so jurisdiction is proper. We conclude that the rule permits an independent appeal only from a post-judgment…