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Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. v. Best Buy Stores, L.P.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
May 11, 2021
194 A.D.3d 487 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021)

Opinion

Index No. 450475/20 Appeal No. 13812 Case No. 2021-00493

05-11-2021

Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Best Buy Stores, L.P., Defendant-Appellant.

Fishman McIntyre BerkeleyLevine Samansky, PC, New York (Mitchell B. Levine of counsel), for appellant. Connell Foley LLP, New York (Matthew W. Bauer of counsel), for respondents.


Before: Gische, J.P., Kapnick, Oing, Singh, JJ.

Fishman McIntyre BerkeleyLevine Samansky, PC, New York (Mitchell B. Levine of counsel), for appellant.

Connell Foley LLP, New York (Matthew W. Bauer of counsel), for respondents.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Alan C. Marin, J.), entered July 21, 2020, which granted plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on its breach of contract cause of action, and denied defendant's cross motion for summary judgment to dismiss that claim, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly granted plaintiff Live Nation's motion for summary judgment on its breach of contract cause of action, which was Live Nation's sole remaining claim. The agreement at issue stated that Best Buy would obtain liability insurance which named Live Nation as an additional insured for injuries arising from Best Buy's operations. This language required Best Buy to obtain coverage whereby Live Nation would be an additional insured for injuries originating from, incident to, or having a connection with Best Buy's operations, even if Best Buy was not at fault (see Regal Constr. Corp. v National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 15 NY3d 34, 38 [2010]). However, the insurance Best Buy purchased only provided that Live Nation would have coverage as an additional insured if Best Buy was a proximate cause of the injuries (see Burlington Ins. Co. v NYC Tr. Auth., 29 NY3d 313, 325 [2017]).

We decline to reach whether the accident arose from Best Buy's operations, as this issue goes to what, if any, damages Live Nation is entitled to recover.

We have considered Best Buy's remaining arguments, including its judicial estoppel argument, and find them unavailing.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: May 11, 2021


Summaries of

Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. v. Best Buy Stores, L.P.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
May 11, 2021
194 A.D.3d 487 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021)
Case details for

Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. v. Best Buy Stores, L.P.

Case Details

Full title:Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Best Buy…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date published: May 11, 2021

Citations

194 A.D.3d 487 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021)
2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 2991
143 N.Y.S.3d 548

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