Prytania Park Hotel, Ltd. v. General Star Indemnity Co.

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

At the core of this appeal are insurance claims for property damage and business interruption loss attributable to a fire at the Prytania Park Hotel (“the Hotel”) in New Orleans, owned by Plaintiffs-Appel-lees (“the Halperns”). The insurer of the Hotel, Defendant-Appellant General Star Indemnity Company (“General Star”), appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for a judgment as a matter of law (“JML”) or, alternatively, a new trial. General Star grounds its appeal in numerous assignments of error that it claims adversely affected the jury trial, the resulting…