Legal Opinion
Rapid Settlements, Ltd. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 4, 2009No. Civil L-06-2124PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BENSON EVERETT LEGG, Chief Judge.
This is a declaratory judgment request in a statutory interpleader action. The parties seek a determination of to whom a series of workers’ compensation payments Lonnie Hamm purportedly transferred to Rapid Settlements, Ltd. under an Order issued by a Louisiana court should rightfully be paid. Specifically, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (“USF & G”) filed a cross-claim against Rapid Settlements, Ltd. (“Rapid”) and filed a third-party complaint against RSL-3B-1L (“RSL”) seeking a declaratory judgment that both the Louisiana Order and the…
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