Summary
This order certifies questions to the Supreme Court of Nevada concerning where a cause of action against a limited liability company arises under Nevada's borrowing statute, NRS § 11.020. The questions focus on whether an LLC resides in its state of formation or its principal place of business for statute-of-limitations purposes. The order arose from a breach-of-contract action involving unpaid compensation and designates the plaintiff as appellant and the defendant as respondent.
Holdings
- The court certified to the Supreme Court of Nevada the questions of where a cause of action on an obligation against an LLC arises under NRS § 11.020 and whether an LLC resides in its place of formation or principal place of business.
Questions Presented
- Where does a cause of action on an obligation against a limited liability company arise under Nevada's borrowing statute, NRS § 11.020?
- For purposes of Nevada's borrowing statute, does a limited liability company reside in its state of formation or its principal place of business?
- Whether the unresolved LLC-residence question should be certified to the Supreme Court of Nevada.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (8)
- Flowers v. Carville, 310 F.3d 1118 (9th Cir. 2002)(cited)
- Lewis v. Hyams, 63 P. 126 (Nev. 1900)(followed as existing rule)
- Wing v. Wiltsee, 223 P. 334 (Nev. 1924)(followed as existing rule)
- Alberding v. Brunzell, 601 F.2d 474 (9th Cir. 1979)(cited)
- Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. 117 (2014)(cited)
- Impossible Foods Inc. v. Impossible X LLC, 80 F.4th 1079 (9th Cir. 2023)(cited)
- Flournoy v. McKinnon Ford Sales, 520 P.2d 600 (Nev. 1974)(cited and limited)
- Liberty Mutual v. Thomasson, 317 P.3d 831 (Nev. 2014)(cited and limited)
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