Renaissance Recovery Solutions, LLC v. Monroe Guaranty Insurance Company ( 2019 )

Case: 18-11511 Date Filed: 05/08/2019 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 18-11511 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:14-cv-00102-JRH-BKE RENAISSANCE RECOVERY SOLUTIONS, LLC, UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, INTERSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiffs - Appellants, versus MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY, FCCI ISURANCE COMPANY, Defendants - Appellees. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia ________________________ (May 8, 2019) Case: 18-11511 Date Filed: 05/08/2019 Page: 2 of 2 Before WILSON, JILL PRYOR, and TALLMAN, ∗ Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Renaissance Recovery Solutions, LLC, United States Fire Insurance Company, and Interstate Fire and Casualty Company (collectively, Appellants) brought an action seeking contribution from Monroe Guaranty Insurance Company and FCCI Insurance Company after paying a $2.5 million damages judgment entered jointly and severally against their insureds. Applying Georgia law, the district court found that this was a contribution action and apportioned accordingly. Appellants appealed, arguing that they were entitled to recover a greater amount along with penalty interest under Michigan law. After careful review and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court’s well-reasoned opinions. ∗The Honorable Richard C. Tallman, United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation. 2