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WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSUR. CO. v. ADM ASSOCIATES

No. 12-2208.

737 F.3d 135 (2013)

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. ADM ASSOCIATES, LLC, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Daly, with whom Catherine R. Connors, Brooks R. Magratten, and Pierce Atwood LLP were on brief, for appellant.

Thomas J. Gallitano, Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP, Jason P. Gosselin, and Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on brief for American Council of Life Insurers, amicus curiae.

Robert F. Weber, with whom Randy Olen was on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA, Circuit Judge, and HILLMAN, District Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

The outcome of this appeal is controlled by important questions of Rhode Island law and public policy as to which we have found no dispositive precedent. Because the Rhode Island Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of matters of Rhode Island law, we certify these unsettled questions to that court for guidance. See R.I. Sup.Ct. R. 6.

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