FARMERS INS. EXCHANGE v. RNK, INC.

No. 09-2524.

632 F.3d 777 (2011)

FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. RNK, INC., d/b/a RNK Telecom, Defendant, Appellant, Ripple Communications, Inc., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andre Sansoucy , with whom Richard J. Shea , Kathryn M. Auger , and Melick, Porter & Shea, LLP, were on brief for appellant.

Roger D. Matthews , with whom Denner Pellegrino, LLP, was on joint brief for defendant-appellee Ripple Communications, Inc.

Steven J. Bolotin , with whom Christa Arcos and Morrison Mahoney, LLP, were on joint brief for plaintiff-appellee Farmers Insurance Exchange.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, based on diversity jurisdiction, appellant-defendant RNK, Inc., d/b/a RNK Telecom ("RNK") challenges the district court's decision to grant summary judgment on its indemnification claim in favor of appellee-plaintiff Farmers Insurance Exchange ("Farmers") and appellee-defendant Ripple Communications, Inc. ("Ripple") (collectively, "Appellees"). Specifically, RNK avers that Ripple has a duty to indemnify RNK against claims...

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