Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Company v. Khamlai Lodging, LLC et al

  1. July 12, 2022

    Hotel Insurer Can't Yet Appeal Sex Trafficking Case Coverage

    A Georgia federal judge said it would be premature to allow an insurer to appeal his ruling that it must defend the operators of an Atlanta-area Red Roof Inn in an underlying lawsuit involving federal sex trafficking and state racketeering claims.

  2. May 11, 2022

    Abuse Accusers Say Insurer Can't Appeal Exclusion Ruling

    Two individuals who allege they were sexually abused at an Atlanta-area Red Roof Inn have pushed back against an insurer's bid for an immediate appeal of an order denying its attempt to dodge responsibility.

  3. April 19, 2022

    Red Roof Insurer Can't Escape Sex Trafficking Coverage

    A Georgia federal judge has refused to allow an insurer to escape its duty to defend the operators of an Atlanta-area Red Roof Inn in an underlying lawsuit involving federal sex-trafficking and state racketeering claims.

  4. October 14, 2021

    Ga. Hotel Seeks Jury In Sex-Trafficking Coverage Row

    A Red Roof Inn franchisee is urging a Georgia federal judge to allow a jury to weigh in on its dispute with Mesa Underwriters over insurance coverage for a sex-trafficking suit, arguing that policy language in its assault and battery exclusion is "broad, vague and ambiguous."

  5. September 22, 2021

    Insurer Seeks Early Win In Ga. Hotel Trafficking Coverage Row

    Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Co. asked a Georgia federal judge Wednesday to grant it an early victory in its suit against the operators of a Red Roof Inn in the suburbs of Atlanta accused of negligently allowing sex trafficking.

  6. June 21, 2021

    Insurer Questions Coverage In Hotel Sex Trafficking Suit

    An insurance company has filed a suit in Georgia federal court seeking a declaration that it has no duty to defend the operators of an Atlanta area Red Roof Inn in an underlying lawsuit involving federal sex-trafficking and state racketeering claims.