United States Third Circuit

The district court did properly approve two settlement agreements in a construction liability case, and did not commit reversible error by failing to allow an interested party to file a brief stating their opposition to 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:
  
• 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 Appellant Kvaerner U.S. Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dingess, John R., Lund, Kenneth J., Saulnier, Brian 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, 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.