American Annuity Group v. Guaranty Reassurance Corp. Liquidating Trust

Defendant-Appellant Guaranty Reassurance Corporation Liquidating Trust (the “Trust”) appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiffs-Appel-lees. American Annuity Group and Great American Life Insurance Corporation (collectively “GALIC”). In this appeal, the Trust maintains that its counterclaim was timely filed because it relates back to the date of the original complaint. The Trust also requests that this court overturn our decision in Stoner v. Terranella, 372 F.2d 89 (6th Cir.1967) (holding that Fed. R.Civ.P. 13(f) does not permit the relation back of omitted claims). We…