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WITH OR WITHOUT PREJUDICE, THAT IS THE QUESTION

August 2, 2010 by Carlton Fields

A California federal court addressed arguments pertaining to whether a dismissal of a third party complaint as part of a settlement agreement between a plaintiff insurer and defendant-third-party-plaintiff reinsurer should be with or without prejudice. The third party plaintiff argued that the nature of the agreements between it and the third party defendant, another pool reinsurer (and no settlement had been reached as between these two parties), as to future indemnification obligations left open questions that could be precluded by dismissal with prejudice. The court ordered the dismissal without prejudice, invoking its broad discretion under Rule 41, and citing a failure by the third party defendant to identify a concrete harm it would suffer from a dismissal without prejudice. Eagle Star Ins. Co., Ltd. v. Highland Ins. Co., No. 02-cv-2165 (USDC S.D. Cal. July 22, 2010).

This post written by John Pitblado.

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