Daniel Sims and Andrea Sims v. Ega Products, Inc., Meadowbrook Risk Management, Ltd., Potential Intervenor-Appellant

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Daniel Sims fell from a lift platform made by EGA Products and was seriously injured. Contending that the platform was defective, Daniel and his wife Andrea filed this tort litigation under the diversity jurisdiction. After being served with process, EGA sent the papers to Meadow-brook Risk Management, which superintends EGA’s insurance coverage. EGA anticipated that Meadowbrook would arrange for a defense, as the policy provides. North American Manufacturers Insurance Co. issued the policy; EGA deals with the insurer through Meadowbrook, which in the past had…