Local Joint Executive Board, Culinary Workers Union, Local No. 226 v. Stern
Supreme Court of Nevada
651 P.2d 637 (1982)
Relevant factsFree
A fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas left certain hotel employees (plaintiffs) unemployed for a period, and both the employees and their unions sued Stern and others involved in the hotel's design and construction (defendants), seeking to recover lost wages and lost union dues respectively for that period. The district court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss, and the plaintiffs appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, absent privity of contract or an injury to person or property, a plaintiff may recover in negligence for purely economic loss.