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MILLER v. CHRISTOPHER

No. 87-6548.

887 F.2d 902 (1989)

Irwin Robert MILLER, Defendant-third-party-plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas CHRISTOPHER, Defendant-third-party-defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1989.

As Amended November 7, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Taron, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Gary D. Rice, Manhattan Beach, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING, SCHROEDER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the district court erred in holding that under federal maritime law in a personal injury case, a good faith settlement between a plaintiff and defendant bars an action for contribution by a co-defendant against the settling defendant. The secondary issue is, if a good-faith settlement does constitute such a bar, did the district court err in holding that the settlement in this particular case...

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