This appeal presents important questions with respect to the scope and timeliness of judicial review of partial settlements executed in multi-party lawsuits. Following a bench trial, the district court voided portions of the plaintiff's settlement agreement with one of three defendants but nonetheless enforced the plaintiff's release of the settling defendant.
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BASS v. PHOENIX SEADRILL/78, LTD.
No. 83-2360.
749 F.2d 1154 (1985)
Ronnie Gene BASS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PHOENIX SEADRILL/78, LTD., Defendants, Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CROWN RIG BUILDING SERVICES, INC., and Branham Industries, Inc., Third-Party Defendants-Appellants, Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
January 10, 1985.
January 10, 1985.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Gilpin, Maynard, Parsons, Pohl & Bennett, John D. Gilpin, Houston, Tex., for Branham Industries, Inc.
Hubert Oxford, III, Mary Ellen Blade, Beaumont, Tex., for Phoenix.
Crawford Parker, Jr., Eric S. McPherson, Carthage, Tex., for Bass.
Before WISDOM, RANDALL and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
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