Iron Workers Local Union No. 17 Insurance Fund v. Philip Morris Inc.

ORDER

GWIN, District Judge.

On January 8, 1998, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss this cause for plaintiffs’ failure to join necessary parties pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(7) and Rule 19 [Doc. 28].1 In this motion, defendants argue that plaintiffs must join others who may have claim against defendants. Defendants suggest *515these necessary parties include individual trust fund participants, employers, and insurers. Defendants suggest that fund participants, employers, and insurers must be joined in this action to avoid the “specter of multiple liability and inconsistent rulings” and to…