McKeithen v. Frosta

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:

OPINION WITH RESPECT TO SOUTHERN AMERICAN’S MOTIONS TO INTERVENE AND TO BE PERMITTED TO INTERPLEAD

Southern American Insurance Company’s (“Southern American”) motions to intervene, for declaratory judgment, and to be permitted to interplead, raise two discrete questions:

Should Southern American, the insurer of the Department of Highways of the State of Louisiana (“Department of Highways”), owner of the ferry M/V George Prince, be permitted to intervene in the limitation proceeding provoked by its insured against claims arising out of the catastrophic October 20,…