National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh v. Affiliated Fm Insurance Company

974 F.2d 1343 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-36240. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 19, 1992. * Decided Sept. 4, 1992. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, No. CV-88-521-JKS; James K. Singleton, District Judge, Presiding. D.Alaska AFFIRMED AND REMANDED. Before HUG, D.W. NELSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 National Union Fire Insurance Co. ("NU") appeals from the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Affiliated FM Insurance Co. ("AFM"). NU sued AFM for indemnity and subrogation or equitable contribution for the amount of a settlement in a legal malpractice action against an attorney who was insured by both NU and AFM. NU failed to notify AFM of the action until six years after it commenced. The district court held…