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MEMORANDUM

After this court reversed the district court’s summary judgment in favor of International Game Technology (IGT), a jury found IGT liable under the whistleblower-protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Ox-ley Act. IGT appeals from the district court’s denial of its post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law. It also appeals the damages awarded to Shawn Van Asdale and the prejudgment interest, costs, and fees awarded to Shawn and Lena Van Asdale. The Van Asdales cross-appeal the district court’s summary judgment in favor of IGT on their state-law claims and from the court’s refusal to certify an issue to the Nevada Supreme Court.

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.

I. IGT’s appeal

A. We will uphold a district court’s decision denying a motion for judgment as a matter of law unless “the evidence, construed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, permits only one reasonable conclusion, and that conclusion is contrary to the jury’s verdict.” Theme Promotions, Inc. v. News Am. Mktg. FSI, 546 F.3d 991, 999 (9th Cir.2008).

IGT argues that the district court erred by denying its motion for judgment as a matter of law because no…