United States Eleventh Circuit

A settling defendant in an admiralty tort action cannot bring a suit for contribution against a non-settling defendant who was not released from liability to the plaintiff by a settlement agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/09/2003
• Published 05/09/2003

Judges

• CARNES, Circuit Judge:, Before BIRCH, CARNES and BRUNETTI , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David P. Karcher,Underwood, Karcher & Karcher, P.A., Miami, FL, Michael John McHale, Jensen Beach, FL, Robert E. Geisler, Peterson, Bernard, Vandenberg, Zei, Geisler & Martin, West Palm Beach, FL, for Florida Keys Elec. Co-op. Ass'n, Inc., Joel D. Eaton, Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., for Ashman.