United States Third Circuit

An insurance company was an "opposing party" under FRCP 13(a) where, for purposes of litigation, it was equivalent in identity to the named party in the original action, making a later-brought action a barred compulsory counterclaim under that rule.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2001
• Decided 05/24/2002
• Published 05/24/2002

Judges

• BEFORE:  ALITO, RENDELL, and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Reid A. Evers (argued), Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, Law Department, Los Angeles, CA, Donald Horowitz, Hackensack, NJ, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony I. Pye (argued), South Orange, NJ, for appellee.