United States Third Circuit

An insurance carrier not party to a settlement approved by the district court, but with a material inertest based on the impact the settlement had on its liability policy cap provisions, does not have standing to appeal approval of the settlement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/20/2004
• Decided 06/10/2004
• Published 06/10/2004

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, GARTH, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• DeCourcy, Dara A. (argued), Zimmer, Harry J., Zimmer Kunz, Pittsburgh, for Appellant Lexington Insurance Company.


• For Appellees:
  
• Doty, Robert W., Ejzak, Richard A. (argued), Roman, Andrew M., Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., Pittsburgh, Rogers, E. Mabry, Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, LLP, Birmingham, for Appellee Kvaerner U.S. Inc., Luciana, Joseph L. III, Lund, Kenneth J., Paciaroni, Richard F., Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, Pittsburgh, Lucas, Kevin P., Williams, Robert J., Manion, McDonough & Lucas P.C., Pittsburgh, Harper, Steven J. (argued), Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Landau, Christopher, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, for Appellees IPSCO Steel (Alabama) Inc. and IPSCO Construction Inc., Medved, George M., Pepper Hamilton LLP, Pittsburgh, Little, J. Ford, Noell, Robert P., Walton, Monty L., Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, PLLC, Knoxville, for Appellee Blaine Construction Corporation., Long, Kevin M., Van Vugt, Eric J., Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, Sommer, Robert B., Hergenroeder, Rega & Sommer, Pittsburgh, for Appellee Marsh USA, Inc., Reed, Jonathan S., Smith, Sean K., Traub, Richard K., Traub, Eglin, Lieberman & Straus, Edison, Sherman, C. Leon, C. Leon Sherman & Associates, Pittsburgh, for Appellee Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.