SCHLEICHER & STEBBINS v. STARR SURPLUS

No. 2022-0155.

302 A.3d 67 (2023)

SCHLEICHER AND STEBBINS HOTELS, LLC & a. v. STARR SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: May 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rath Young and Pignatelli, P.C., of Concord ( Michael S. Lewis and Michael K. O'Neil on the brief), and Anderson Kill, P.C., of New York, New York ( Marshall Gilinsky and Ethan W. Middlebrooks on the brief, and Marshall Gilinsky orally), for the plaintiffs.

Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, of Manchester ( Doreen Connor on the brief and orally for all defendants), and Zelle LLP, of Framingham, Massachusetts ( Matthew Gonzalez and Seth Jackson on the brief), for defendant Everest Indemnity Insurance Company.

Kennedys CMK LLP, of Basking Ridge, New Jersey ( Kristin V. Gallagher and Eduardo DeMarco on the brief, and Kristin V. Gallagher orally), and Cullencollimore, PLLC, of Nashua ( Kevin G. Collimore on the brief), for defendant AXIS Surplus Insurance Company.

Paul Frank + Collins, P.C., of Burlington, Vermont ( Megan A. Sigur and Nolan C. Burkhouse on the brief), Robinson & Cole LLP, of Hartford, Connecticut ( Wystan M. Ackerman on the brief), and Robins Kaplan LLP, of Los Angeles, California and Boston, Massachusetts ( Amy Churan and Matthew P. Cardosi on the brief), for defendants Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Company and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's and London Companies Subscribing to Policy Number EW0040519.

Sulloway & Hollis PLLC, of Concord ( Alexander Henlin on the brief), and Dickinson Wright PLLC, of Phoenix, Arizona ( Bennett Evan Cooper on the brief), for defendant Evanston Insurance Company.

Morrison Mahoney LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts ( Michael Aylward on the brief), and Clausen Miller P.C., of Chicago, Illinois ( Melinda S. Kollross on the brief), for defendant Hallmark Specialty Insurance Company.

Devine Millimet & Branch, P.A., of Manchester ( Andrew Dunn and Donald L. Smith on the brief), and Phelps Dunbar LLP, of Tampa, Florida ( Patricia McLean and Jay Sever on the brief), for defendant Scottsdale Insurance Company.

Vitt & Associates, PLC, of Norwich, Vermont ( Geoffrey Vitt and Sarah J. Merlo on the brief), for defendant Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America.

Nixon Peabody LLP, of Manchester ( David A. Vicinanzo and James Hatem on the brief), for the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, as amicus curiae.

Vrountas, Ayer & Chandler, P.C., of Manchester ( Christopher T. Vrountas on the brief), and Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, of Washington, D.C. ( Michael S. Levine on the brief), for the New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association, as amicus curiae.

Perez Law, of Medford, Massachusetts ( Michael Perez on the brief), for the New Hampshire Medical Society, as amicus curiae.

Reed Smith LLP, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( Michael A. Kostiew on the brief), for United Policyholders, as amicus curiae.


This interlocutory appeal is from an order of the Superior Court (Kissinger, J.) granting the motion for partial summary judgment filed by the plaintiffs, Schleicher and Stebbins Hotels, LLC, Renspa Place LLC, Chelsea Gateway Property LLC, OS Sudbury LLC, Monsignor Hotel LLC, SXC Alewife Hotel LLC, Lawrenceville...

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