BOCA GRANDE CLUB, INC.
v.
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., INC.

U.S. | 1994-04-20
No. 93-180
Stevens, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
511 U.S. 222 Supreme Court of the United States (1994) Negative Treatment
Also reported at: 128 L. Ed. 2d 165 · 114 S. Ct. 1472 · SCDB 1993-038 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 3123
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Opinion of the Court
Justice Stevens

Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari, 509 U. S. 953 (1993), to consider the question whether, in an action against several alleged joint tortfeasors under general maritime law, the plaintiff’s settlement with one defendant bars a claim for contribution brought by nonsettling defendants against the settling defendant. Because the opinion that we announce today in McDermott, Inc. v. AmClyde, ante, p. 202, adopts the proportionate share rule, under which actions for contribution against settling defendants are neither necessary nor permitted, we vacate the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with that opinion.

It is so ordered.

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  • In re the Complaint of Boca Grande Club, Inc. v. Polackwich, 25 F.3d 974 (11th Cir. 1994)
    …PER CURIAM: In light of the Supreme Court’s holding in this case, Boca Grande Club, Inc. v. Florida Power & Light Co., Inc., - U.S. -, 114 S.Ct. 1472, 128 L.Ed.2d 165 (1994), that “actions for contribution against settling defendants are neither necessary nor permitted,” we find that Florida Power & Light may not pursue its claim for contribution against Boca Grande Club, Inc. (“Boca Grande”). Ac…
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