No. 19-5816

Gabriel A. Maalouf v. Praetorian Insurance Company

Lower Court: Nevada
Docketed: 2019-09-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: bad-faith bankruptcy bankruptcy-impact contract contract-breach insurance-coverage insurance-guarantee-association negligence negligence-claim uninsured-motorist
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Should financial liability have reverted back to the motorist's uninsured/underinsured motorist policy Praetorian Insurance Company, after the Tortfeasor became uninsured due to the bankruptcy of his primary auto insurance company, American Sterling Insurance?

2. Should the Nevada courts have permitted the Nevada Insurance Guarantee Association (NIGA) to intervene on the Tortfeasors' behalf when all coverage options had not been exhausted?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether financial liability should have reverted back to the motorist's uninsured/underinsured motorist policy after the Tortfeasor became uninsured due to the bankruptcy of his primary auto insurance company

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-12
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2019-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
2019-09-16
Waiver of right of respondent Praetorian Insurance Company to respond filed.
2019-06-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 4, 2019)
2019-03-29
Application (18A992) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 24, 2019.
2019-03-22
Application (18A992) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 25, 2019 to June 24, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Gabriel Maalouf
Gabriel Maalouf — Petitioner
Praetorian Insurance Company
Jeffrey D. OlsterLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Respondent