ORBITZ WORLDWIDE v. EIGHTH JUDICIAL DIST.

No. 85111.

535 P.3d 1173 (2023)

139 Nev. Adv. Opn. 40

ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, LLC; Orbitz LLC; Orbitz Inc.; Travelscape LLC; Travelocity Inc.; Cheap Tickets Inc.; Expedia Inc.; Expedia Global LLC; Hotels.com LP; Hotwire Inc.; Booking Holdings Inc.; Priceline.com LLC; Travel Web LLC; Travelnow.com Inc.; Agoda International USA LLC; Hotel Tonight Inc.; and Hotel Tonight LLC, Petitioners, 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 The State of Nevada; Mark Fierro; and Sig Rogich, Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed September 28, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pisanelli Bice, PLLC, and Todd L. Bice , Las Vegas; Ballard Spahr LLP and Joel E. Tasca and David E. Chavez , Las Vegas, for Petitioners Agoda International USA LLC, Booking Holdings Inc., Cheap Tickets Inc., Expedia Global LLC, Expedia Inc., Hotel Tonight Inc., Hotel Tonight LLC, Hotels.com LP, Hotwire Inc., Orbitz Inc., Orbitz LLC, Orbitz Worldwide, LLC, Priceline.com LLC, Travelweb LLC, Travelnow.com Inc., Travelocity Inc., and Travelscape LLC.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP, and Anne Marie Seibel and Tiffany J. deGruy , Birmingham, Alabama, for Petitioners Agoda International USA LLC, Booking Holdings Inc., Priceline.com LLC, and Travel Web LLC.

McDermott, Will & Emery LLP and Catherine A. Battin and Jon Dean , Chicago, Illinois, for Petitioners Hotel Tonight Inc, and Hotel Tonight LLC.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Douglas W. Baruch and Elizabeth B. Herrington , Washington, D.C., for Petitioners Cheap Tickets Inc., Expedia Global LLC, Expedia Inc., Hotels.com LP, Hotwire Inc., Orbitz Inc., Orbitz LLC, Orbitz Worldwide, LLC, Travelnow.com Inc., Travelocity Inc., and Travelscape LLC.

Aaron D, Ford , Attorney General, and David J. Pope , Senior Deputy-Attorney General, Carson City, for Real Party in Interest the State of Nevada.

Clark Hill PLLC and Dominic P. Gentile , Michael Vincent Cristalli , and Mark S. Dzarnoski , Las Vegas, for Real Parties in Interest Mark Fierro and Sig Rogich.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, EN BANC.


OPINION

In this writ proceeding, we consider an issue of first impression regarding NRS 357.080(3)(b), which prevents a private plaintiff from maintaining an action under the Nevada False Claims Act (NFCA) if the action is based on the same allegations or transactions...

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