Guardian Life Ins. Co. v. Gilmore
45 F. Supp. 3d 310 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) Cited 194 timesFinding that interpleader was appropriate because Plaintiff alleged that it had a real and reasonable fear of double liability based on its uncertainty as to which claimant was entitled to payment
Prudential Ins. Co. v. Hovis
553 F.3d 258 (3d Cir. 2009) Cited 149 timesHolding that "where a stakeholder is allowed to bring an interpleader action, rather than choosing between adverse claimants, its failure to choose between the adverse claimants (rather than bringing an interpleader action) cannot itself be a breach of a legal duty"
Rhoades v. Casey
196 F.3d 592 (5th Cir. 1999) Cited 178 timesHolding that the statutory requirements for interpleader are met if there are adverse claimants to a single fund
New York Life Ins. Co. v. Connecticut Dev. Auth
700 F.2d 91 (2d Cir. 1983) Cited 150 timesHolding certain parties to interpleader action were "properly designated as 'adverse claimants' who 'may claim' the proceeds of the [insurance] policies [at issue]," and that "[t]heir subsequent defaults did not make the interpleader action inappropriate but merely expedited its conclusion by obviating the normal second stage."
Mendez v. Teachers Ins. and Annuity Ass'n
982 F.2d 783 (2d Cir. 1992) Cited 97 timesHolding that delay in bringing action supported district court's denial of motion to discharge, not that bringing the interpleader action was improper
Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Mitchell
966 F. Supp. 2d 97 (E.D.N.Y. 2013) Cited 43 timesFinding that once jurisdictional requirements of interpleader claim are satisfied, " '[t]he court should readily grant discharge of the stakeholder, unless it finds that the stakeholder may be independently liable to a claimant or has failed to satisfy the various requirements of interpleader, including, when required, deposit of the stake.' " (alteration in original) (quoting 4 James Wm. Moore et al., Moore's Federal Practice § 23.03[2][a] (3d ed. 2005))
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft v. U.S. Oil Trading LLC
814 F.3d 146 (2d Cir. 2016) Cited 31 times 1 Legal AnalysesIn Hapag-Lloyd, this court considered a complex interpleader suit, part of which resolved the validity of a number of maritime liens.
Murphy v. Travelers Ins. Co.
534 F.2d 1155 (5th Cir. 1976) Cited 109 timesHolding that a party's voluntary appearance "waiv[ed] any potential defects founded on service or venue problems"
Schirmer Stevedoring, Ltd. v. Seaboard
306 F.2d 188 (9th Cir. 1962) Cited 151 timesHolding the stakeholder may be awarded attorneys' fees for filing the complaint, obtaining orders against further prosecution, and preparing an accounting of amounts payable to it, but not for "services that could only relate to the contested issues between [the stakeholder] and the claimants"
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. ESM Fund I, LP
785 F. Supp. 2d 188 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) Cited 14 timesRecognizing that the Prospectus Supplement, filed with the SEC, is "important" and "persuasive evidence" of the intent of the PSA
Rule 54 - Judgment; Costs
Fed. R. Civ. P. 54 Cited 41,463 times 143 Legal AnalysesHolding party seeking fees may additionally seek "nontaxable expenses"
Section 1335 - Interpleader
28 U.S.C. § 1335 Cited 2,221 times 4 Legal AnalysesGranting original jurisdiction to the district courts in "any civil action of interpleader or in the nature of interpleader" "if two or more adverse claimants . . . are claiming or may claim to be entitled to such money or property" as shall have been pleaded into court
Section 2361 - Process and procedure
28 U.S.C. § 2361 Cited 718 times 3 Legal AnalysesRecognizing that the “district court . . . may discharge the plaintiff from further liability”