Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) PLC v. Durham Auctions, Inc.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

This case is before us on a certified question under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). An administration panel of this court previously granted the motion of the parties for leave to appeal under Fed. R.App. P. 5. The appeal presents choice of law questions respecting a marine insurance policy.

Plaintiff-appellant, Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) PLC (“Great Lakes”), a United Kingdom non-admitted surplus lines insurer, brought this action in the district court below against defendant-appellee, Durham Auctions, Inc. (“Durham”), a Mississippi Corporation with its principal place of…