Irwin Robert Miller, Defendant-Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellant v. Douglas Christopher, Defendant-Third-Party-Defendant-Appellee

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the district court erred in holding that under federal maritime law in a personal injury case, a good faith settlement between a plaintiff and defendant bars an action for contribution by a co-defendant against the settling defendant. The secondary issue is, if a good-faith settlement does constitute such a bar, did the district court err in holding that the settlement in this particular case was in good faith, and hence that the contribution action could not be maintained. The case presents a conundrum that the American…