United States Ex Rel. Milestone Tarant, LLC/Highland Ornamental Iron Works, Inc. v. Federal Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

An arbitration panel found Manhattan Construction Company (“Manhattan”) liable for approximately $1.1 million in unpaid services and attorney’s fees on a subcontract to renovate the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. Fearing exposure to multiple or inconsistent obligations on this award, Manhattan deposited the sum with the Court and moved for inter-pleader relief. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 22(a). A variety of interested parties then asserted claims against the resulting Interpleaded Fund (“Fund”). Because the creation of the Fund extinguishes…