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GEORGE L. BROWN INS. v. STAR INS. CO.

No. 50741.

237 P.3d 92 (2010)

GEORGE L. BROWN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., a Nevada Corporation; and Terri Alsop, an Individual, Appellants, v. STAR INSURANCE COMPANY, a Michigan Corporation; Meadowbrook, Inc., a Michigan Corporation; and Meadowbrook of Nevada, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 12, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Snell & Wilmer LLP and John S. Delikanakis, Las Vegas, and Matthew L. Lalli and Troy L. Booher, Salt Lake City, Utah, for Appellants.

Laxalt & Nomura, Ltd., and James E. Murphy, Las Vegas; Berman, Berman & Berman, LLP, and William M. Aitken, Los Angeles, California, for Respondents.

Before HARDESTY, DOUGLAS and PICKERING, JJ.

OPINION

By the Court, DOUGLAS, J.:

In this appeal, we consider what approach Nevada should adopt in interpreting indemnity provisions in insurance contracts when an indemnitee seeks to be indemnified on claims arising out of the indemnitee's own negligence. We conclude that Nevada should adopt the majority rule regarding indemnification; therefore, the contract must expressly or explicitly reference the indemnitee's own negligence before an indemnitee...

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