Legal Opinion
Loeber v. United States
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 10, 1992No. Civ. A. 89-2483PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
ARCENEAUX, District Judge.
A motion for summary judgment was filed by the United States of America (“the Government”) requesting this court to dismiss the third-party complaint of Metropolitan World Maritime Corporation (“Metropolitan”) with prejudice. The Government contends that because contribution is based on a theory of subrogation and because plaintiffs have no remedy against the United States, Metropolitan has no right of contribution against it. To that end, the Government cites a number of cases where absolute governmental immunity from suit prevented third-party…
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- Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Mayo v. Nissan Motor Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Saint Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1998