FAIRHOLME FUNDS, INC. v. UNITED STATES

2020-1912, 2020-1914 2020-1934 2020-1936 2020-1938 2020-1954 2020-1955 2020-2020 2020-2037.

26 F.4th 1274 (2022)

FAIRHOLME FUNDS, INC., Acadia Insurance Company, Admiral Indemnity Company, Admiral Insurance Company, Berkley Insurance Company, Berkley Regional Insurance Company, Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, Continental Western Insurance Company, Midwest Employers Casualty Insurance Company, Nautilus Insurance Company, Preferred Employers Insurance Company, Fairholme Fund, Andrew T. Barrett, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Cross-Appellant Owl Creek Asia I, L.P., Owl Creek Asia II, L.P., Owl Creek I, L.P., Owl Creek II, L.P., Owl Creek Asia Master Fund, Ltd., Owl Creek Credit Opportunities Master Fund, L.P., Owl Creek Overseas Master Fund, Ltd., Owl Creek SRI Master Fund, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. United States, Defendant-Appellee Mason Capital L.P., Mason Capital Master Fund L.P., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. United States, Defendant-Appellee Akanthos Opportunity Fund, L.P., Plaintiff-Appellant v. United States, Defendant-Appellee Appaloosa Investment Limited Partnership I, Palomino Master Ltd., Azteca Partners LLC, Palomino Fund Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. United States, Defendant-Appellee CSS, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant v. United States, Defendant-Appellee Arrowood Indemnity Company, Arrowood Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Financial Structures Limited, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. United States, Defendant-Appellee Joseph Cacciapalle, Plaintiff-Appellant Melvin Bareiss, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Bryndon Fisher, Bruce Reid, Erick Shipmon, American European Insurance Company, Francis J. Dennis, Plaintiffs v. United States, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: February 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian W. Barnes , Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellants Fairholme Funds, Inc., Acadia Insurance Company, Admiral Indemnity Company, Admiral Insurance Company, Berkley Insurance Company, Berkley Regional Insurance Company, Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, Continental Western Insurance Company, Midwest Employers Casualty Insurance Company, Nautilus Insurance Company, Preferred Employers Insurance Company, Fairholme Fund, Andrew T. Barrett. Also represented by Vincent J. Colatriano , Charles J. Cooper , Peter A. Patterson , David Thompson .

Bruce Bennett , Jones Day, Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiffs-appellants Owl Creek Asia I, L.P., Owl Creek Asia II, L.P., Owl Creek I, L.P., Owl Creek II, L.P., Owl Creek Asia Master Fund, Ltd., Owl Creek Credit Opportunities Master Fund, L.P., Owl Creek Overseas Master Fund, Ltd., Owl Creek SRI Master Fund, Ltd., Mason Capital L.P., Mason Capital Master Fund LP, Akanthos Opportunity Fund, L.P., Appaloosa Investment Limited Partnership I, Palomino Master Ltd., Azteca Partners LLC, Palomino Fund Ltd., CSS, LLC. Also argued by Lawrence D. Rosenberg , Washington, DC. Also represented by C. Kevin Marshall .

Drew William Marrocco , Dentons US LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants Arrowood Indemnity Company, Arrowood Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Financial Structures Limited. Also represented by Richard M. Zuckerman , New York, NY.

Hamish Hume , Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant Joseph Cacciapalle.

Mark B. Stern , Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for United States. Also represented by Brian M. Boynton , Kyle T. Edwards , Gerard Sinzdak , Abby Christine Wright .

Noah Schubert , Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP, San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae Bryndon Fisher, Bruce Reid, Erick Shipmon. Also represented by Robert Schubert ; Patrick Vallely , Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP, Boston, MA.

Before Lourie, Prost, and O'Malley, Circuit Judges.


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