GRIFFIN v. OLD REPUBLIC INS. CO.

No. 44902.

133 P.3d 251 (2006)

Robert GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Day R. Williams, Carson City, for Appellant.

Woodburn & Wedge and Stephen S. Kent, Reno, for Respondent.

Bradley Drendel & Jeanney and Thomas E. Drendel, Reno, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Trial Lawyers Association.

Lemons Grundy & Eisenberg and Robert L. Eisenberg, Reno, for Amici Curiae Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada and the Association of Defense Counsel of Nevada.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, J.

In response to a certified question submitted by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, we consider whether an insurer may deny coverage under an aviation insurance policy for failure to comply with an unambiguous exclusion if there is no causal connection between the exclusion and the loss. We hold that insurers need not establish a causal connection between an aviation policy exclusion and the loss in order...

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