It was a terrible fire. On November 21, 1980, 85 people died when a refrigerated pastry display caught fire at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The Grand Hotel Gift Shop was destroyed in the fire. The Gift Shop suffered almost a $1,000,000 in business interruption damages. The Gift Shop sued its insurance broker, and the insurance company that wrote its business interruption insurance, Granite State Insurance. Prior to trial, the Gift Shop settled with the broker and resolved several of its … [Read more...]
In Nevada, An Insurance Agent Or Broker Is Generally An Agent Of The Insured, Not The Insurer
Not Everyone Agrees That Nevada Will Follow Majority Rule Dismissing Negligent Entrustment / Supervision / Training Where Motor Carrier Admits Course And Scope
Readers of the Nevada Trucking Law Blog know that Nevada Supreme Court has yet to decide whether claims of negligent hiring, training, supervision or retention can survive once an employer has admitted its employee driver was in the course and scope of his/her employment. The rule stated in McHaffie v. Bunch, 891 S.W.2d 822, 826 (Mo.1995) is that such claims must be dismissed in cases where the employer admits the driver’s employment and course and scope. The Nevada Trucking Law Blog has … [Read more...]
Not Everyone Agrees That Nevada Will Follow Majority Rule Dismissing Negligent Entrustment / Supervision / Training Where Motor Carrier Admits Course And Scope
In an earlier post HERE, the Nevada Trucking Law Blog called attention to decisions coming out of the U.S. District Court for Nevada supporting the proposition that claims of negligent entrustment / training / supervision should be dismissed if the motor carrier admits its driver was in the course and scope of employment. See Adele v. Dunn, 2013 WL 1314944, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44602 (D. Nev. 2013) and Cuadras-Barraza v. Stringer, Case No. 2:13-cv-01627-GMN-VCF (D. Nev. Nov. 15, 2013). Another … [Read more...]