Circus Circus LV, LP v. AIG Specialty Insurance Co.

  1. May 25, 2022

    9th Circ. Says No Dice To Vegas Casino's En Banc Request

    The full Ninth Circuit won't rehear Circus Circus LV LP's bid for insurance coverage from AIG for losses tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, shutting the door on one of the largest companies making a plea for courts to find that coverage was warranted.

  2. May 02, 2022

    Vegas Casino Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear Virus Coverage Suit

    A Las Vegas hotel and casino asked the Ninth Circuit to review its finding that AIG Specialty Insurance Co. does not need to cover the resort's pandemic-related losses, arguing that rehearing is necessary to correct several "fundamental errors" the appellate panel made.

  3. April 15, 2022

    9th Circ. Tosses Vegas Casino's AIG Virus Coverage Suit

    Circus Circus LV LP lost its appeal for coverage of its pandemic losses when a panel of Ninth Circuit judges ruled Friday that the Las Vegas casino and resort didn't show the kind of direct physical damage required for coverage under its AIG policy.

  4. March 09, 2022

    9th Circ. Open To Nev. Justices Hearing Virus Coverage Suit

    The Ninth Circuit seemed open on Wednesday to let the Supreme Court of Nevada decide a Las Vegas hotel and casino's COVID-19 coverage appeal, the same day that California's high court denied review of the Golden State's first COVID-19 coverage appellate ruling.

  5. July 12, 2021

    AIG Tells 9th Circ. Casino Out Of Luck On COVID-19 Coverage

    The Ninth Circuit should back a lower court's decision to toss a Las Vegas casino's suit over pandemic-related losses, AIG Specialty Insurance Co. said, arguing there was no physical loss or damage to trigger coverage.

  6. May 11, 2021

    Businesses Take COVID-19 Coverage Fights To 9th Circ.

    A Las Vegas casino and two California restaurants have urged the Ninth Circuit to revive their COVID-19 business interruption lawsuits against AIG and Travelers, arguing that government shutdown orders in response to the pandemic caused property damage covered by their policies.