The jury trial in the first lawsuit by contractors on the Las Vegas Sphere—the ball-shaped entertainment venue that opened in September—against its developer, Madison Square Garden Entertainment, was once set to start on Feb. 5. That date has been scrapped and a new judge will take over in 2024. But when the trial is finally held jurors may be asked to determine whether a contractor or consultant can be tagged with cost overrun risk even in a project without price guarantees.
The biggest unresolved issue at this moment, awaiting a ruling by an appeals panel of Nevada Supreme Court judges, is whether developer CEO James Dolan must testify.