North River Insurance Company v. James River Insurance Company

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

NORTH RIVER INSURANCE No. 23-55757 COMPANY, a New Jersey corporation, D.C. No. 2:23-cv-00027- Plaintiff-Appellant, PSG-E

v. ORDER

CERTIFYING A

JAMES RIVER INSURANCE QUESTION TO

COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, THE SUPREME

COURT OF

Defendant-Appellee. NEVADA

Filed August 28, 2024

Before: Richard A. Paez, Danielle J. Forrest, and Gabriel P. Sanchez, Circuit Judges.

Order SUMMARY *

Certification Order / Nevada State Law

Pursuant to Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 5, the panel certified the question set forth below to the Nevada Supreme Court:

Under Nevada law, can an excess insurer state a claim for equitable subrogation against a primary insurer where the underlying lawsuit settled within the combined policy limits of the insurers?

ORDER

Pursuant to Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 5, we respectfully certify the question set forth below to the Nevada Supreme Court. The answer to our certified question will “be…