Legal Opinion
Ronnie Gene Bass v. Phoenix Seadrill/78, Ltd., Third-Party v. Crown Rig Building Services, Inc., and Branham Industries, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 10, 1985No. 83-2360PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents important questions with respect to the scope and timeliness of judicial review of partial settlements executed in multi-party lawsuits. Following a bench trial, the district court voided portions of the plaintiff’s settlement agreement with one of three defendants but nonetheless enforced the plaintiff’s release of the settling defendant. 562 F.Supp. 790. Although we uphold the district court’s liability and damage findings, we reverse that portion of its opinion which partially abrogates the settlement agreement.
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