Local Joint Exec. Bd. of Las Vegas v. Stern

OPINION

Appellants sued respondents on negligence and strict liability theories to recover lost salaries and other employment benefits for the period they were unemployed due to the MGM hotel fire. The district court granted respondents’ motions to dismiss, on the grounds that appellants had not stated a cause of action to recover economic loss. We affirm.

THE FACTS

This lawsuit arises from the November 1980 fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The individual appellants were employees at the time of the fire, and brought this class action to recover lost salaries and employment…