IN RE A.H. ROBINS CO., INC.

Nos. 87-2517, 87-2518 and 87-2595.

828 F.2d 1023 (1987)

In re A.H. ROBINS COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Debtor. (Three Cases) Donna OBERG, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor-Intervenor. Alexia ANDERSON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor-Intervenor. Donna OBERG, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. McDowell, III (Cullity, Kelley & McDowell, Manchester, N.H., John T. Baker, Bragg & Dubofsky, P.C., Denver, Colo., Michael J. Farrell, Barry M. Taylor, Jenkins, Fenstermaker, Krieger, Kayes & Farrell, Huntington, W.Va., on brief), for appellants.

James S. Crockett, Jr. (William R. Cogar, Clifford W. Perrin, Jr., Linda J. Thomason, Mays & Valentine, on brief), W. Scott Street, III (A. Peter Brodell, Williams, Mullen, Christian & Dobbins, Richmond, Va., John G. Harkins, Jr., Deborah F. Cohen, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., Robert L. Elkins, M. Blane Michael, Robert G. McLusky; Jackson, Kelly, Holt & O'Farrell, Charleston, W.Va., on brief) for appellees.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER, and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied in Nos. 87-2517 and 87-2595 October 23, 1987.

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

Does our holding in A.H. Robins Company v. Piccinin, 788 F.2d 994 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 107 S.Ct. 251, 93 L.Ed.2d 177 (1986), apply when the plaintiff-claimants seeking to sue the third-party defendant disavow any interest in the debtor's assets, and when the plaintiffs agree to...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases