The federal district court, District of Hawaii, denied the insurers' motion to dismiss a claim asserted by the insured under Nevada's unfair practices statute. Puna Geothermal Venture v. Allianz Global Risks US Ins. Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211661 (D. Haw. Dec. 5, 2019).

Puna Geothermal's power plant was damaged on the Big Island when the Kilauea volcano erupted in May 2018. The plant has remained closed. The insurers denied the claim. Puna Geothermal sued the insurers, including an unfair practices claim under Nevada Revised Statutes sec. 686A.310 (1). The statute provided it was an unfair practice to misrepresent to insureds or claimants pertinent facts or policy provisions relating to any coverage at issue. The insurers argued that the unfair practices claim should be dismissed because Hawaii law, not Nevada law, applied.