Hiltner v. Owners Insurance Co.

McEVERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota certified the following question of law to this Court regarding the proper calculation of an offset provision to underinsured motorist coverage under North Dakota law:

Whether the court should deduct no-fault benefits from the award of past economic damages before reduction for the percentage of fault attributable to plaintiff and other parties for whose-conduct the defendant is not responsible.

We answer the certified question, “No.”

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[¶ 2] In 2Q10, Amy Hiltnqr was seriously injured when she fell off the…