Treasure Island, LLC v. Affiliated FM Insurance Company

  1. January 30, 2024

    Insurer Ordered To Pay Casino $55K In Attorney Fees

    An insurer must pay a Las Vegas casino and resort more than $55,000 in attorney fees after a Nevada federal judge sanctioned the carrier in September, ruling that the insurer failed to produce relevant portions of its claims manual during a COVID-19 coverage dispute.

  2. September 27, 2023

    Insurer Sanctioned In Las Vegas Casino's Virus Coverage Suit

    A Nevada federal court sanctioned the insurer of a Las Vegas casino and resort involved in a dispute over coverage for pandemic-related losses, saying the carrier hid discoverable information from the casino when it failed to produce relevant portions of its claims manual.

  3. June 27, 2023

    Las Vegas Casino Wants Insurer Sanctioned In COVID-19 Suit

    A Las Vegas casino and resort asked a Nevada federal judge to impose sanctions on its insurer for what it says were false statements meant to hide evidence about the potential for communicable diseases to cause physical loss or damage.

  4. March 17, 2022

    Vegas Hotel Says Insurer Admits Virus Can Physically Damage

    New evidence in Las Vegas casino and resort Treasure Island's pandemic coverage suit appears to show that officials with the resort's insurer, Affiliated FM, were concerned about whether communicable diseases might be able to inflict physical loss or damage to property, Treasure Island told a Nevada federal court.

  5. April 06, 2021

    Insurer Says Vegas Casino Wants To Compel 'Phantom' Docs

    Treasure Island LLC is attempting to force production of "phantom" documents in its coverage suit for pandemic-related losses, Affiliated FM Insurance Co. told a Nevada federal court on Monday, saying the Las Vegas casino and resort was trying to divert attention from the likelihood that its case won't survive an upcoming ruling.

  6. November 17, 2020

    Vegas Casino Says Insurer Can't Cap Virus Coverage At $200K

    Las Vegas casino and resort Treasure Island LLC has fired back at Affiliated FM Insurance Co.'s bid to cap its COVID-19-related claim to the policy's $200,000 communicable disease provision, telling a Nevada federal court that the policy's contamination and loss of use exclusions do not apply.

  7. November 03, 2020

    Insurer Aims To Cap Vegas Casino's COVID-19 Cover At $200K

    Affiliated FM Insurance Co. on Monday told a Nevada federal court that a contamination exclusion in Treasure Island LLC's policy bars coverage for the bulk of its claim for coronavirus-related losses, saying the Las Vegas casino and resort should only be able to pursue up to $200,000 under a "communicable disease" provision.

  8. June 01, 2020

    Vegas Casino Says $1.1B Policy Covers COVID-19 Losses

    A Las Vegas casino and resort has sued its insurer, alleging that it wrongfully denied coverage for its COVID-19 pandemic losses and claiming that it should get up to $1.1 billion in reimbursement because damages from the "communicable disease" are covered under its policy.