Facebook
Fark
Digg
Reddit
Stumble
Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 | 2:05 a.m.
The Planet Hollywood hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip says its facade was damaged by giant banners promoting a movie and wants insurers to cover costs for repairs and interruption of its business.
Planet Hollywood sued six insurance companies Thursday in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, charging they have wrongly denied coverage for problems caused by the banners.
Two 30-story banners were installed on the side of the resort in 2007 under a contract with Sony Pictures to promote the film "Resident Evil: Extinction.''
The lawsuit says that after the banners were removed in October 2007, Planet Hollywood discovered damage to the building caused by their installation, removal, or both, totaling more than $1 million.
But Factory Mutual Insurance Co. of Johnston, R.I., denied responsibility for covering the costs of repairs and lost income from interruption of the resort's business associated with the problem, the lawsuit charges, alleging breach of contract against Factory Mutual.
Five other insurers were named in the suit.
In also asserting breach of contract claims against those companies, Planet Hollywood said they failed to respond to its request for coverage.
They are Lexington Insurance Co. of Boston, Ace American Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, Arch Insurance Co. of Jersey City, N.J., American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Co. of Schaumburg, Ill., and XL Insurance America Inc. of Stamford, Conn.
The insurers have not yet responded to the allegations.
And to top it all off, the movie pretty much stank.
typical insurance company tactic of delaying,denying and generally trying to get out of paying.its so tired
A whole million dollars? Hmmm... Wonder what was actually done to the building to warrant a million dollar lawsuit. I agree that insurance companies suck, but this sounds like a lawsuit where the plaintiff asks for pain and suffering money. Insisting that they need hundreds of thousands of dollars to help them with their recurring nightmares after being rear-ended in a drive-thru by someone whose foot slipped off the break.
Can I sue someone for that craptacular movie I watched? Seriously, I think I threw up a little in my mouth...