STARR SURPLUS LINES v. EIGHTH JUD. DIST.

No. 84986.

535 P.3d 254 (2023)

139 Nev. Adv. Opn. 32

STARR SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO., Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK; and the Honorable Mark R. Denton, District Judge, Respondents, and JGB Vegas Retail Lessee, LLC, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed September 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP and Daniel F. Polsenberg and Abraham G. Smith , Las Vegas; Clyde & Co US LLP and Amy M. Samberg and Lee H. Gorlin , Las Vegas, for Petitioner.

Latham & Watkins LLP and John M. Wilson , San Diego, California; Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg and Robert L. Eisenberg , Reno, for Real Party in Interest.

Christian Kravitz Dichter Johnson & Sluga, LLC, and Tyler J. Watson , Las Vegas; Robinson & Cole LLP and Wystan Michael Ackerman , Hartford, Connecticut, for Amicus Curiae American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

McDonald Carano LLP and Adam D. Hosmer-Henner , Chelsea Latino , and Jane E. Susskind , Reno, for Amicus Curiae Nevada State Medical Association.

Kemp Jones, LLP, and Don Springmeyer , Las Vegas; Reed Smith LLP and David M. Halbreich , Amber S. Finch , Margaret C. Mc-Donald , and Katherine J. Ellena , Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, and Frank M. Flansburg, III , Las Vegas; Covington & Burling LLP and Wendy L. Feng , San Francisco, California, for Amicus Curiae Boyd Gaming Corporation.

Pisanelli Bice, PLLC, and James J. Pisanelli and Debra L. Spinelli , Las Vegas; Reed Smith LLP and John N. Ellison and Richard P. Lewis , New York, New York, for Amicus Curiae United Policyholders.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, and Frank M. Flansburg, III , Las Vegas; Latham & Watkins LLP and Brook B. Roberts , John M. Wilson , and Corey D. McGhee , San Diego, California, and Christine G. Rolph , Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, and Frank M. Flansburg, III , Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Golden Entertainment, Inc.

Snell & Wilmer, LLP, and Patrick G. Byrne , Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Wynn Resorts, Limited.

Kemp Jones, LLP, and Michael J. Gavan , Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

Messner Reeves LLP and Renee M. Finch , Las Vegas, for Amici Curiae Bloomin' Brands, Inc.; Circus Circus LV, LP; Restaurant Law Center; and Treasure Island, LLC.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, EN BANC.


OPINION

Real party in interest JGB Vegas Retail Lessee, LLC, owns and operates a retail shopping mall on the Las Vegas Strip. When COVID-19 forced JGB to shut down abruptly, it suffered significant economic losses. It now seeks to recoup those losses under its commercial property insurance policy, arguing...

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