Lee v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

William O’Connell is in prison for sexual acts with a minor. When he committed his crimes, O’Connell was a priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island. The Diocese and its insurers settled the victim’s tort claim. The current litigation, under the alien-citizen jurisdiction of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(3), requires us to determine how much of the settlement is the responsibility of the Diocese and its primary insurers, Lloyd’s of London and Centennial Insurance Company (collectively “Lloyd’s”), and how much must be paid by the excess carrier,…