In Re Masters Mates & Pilots Pension Plan And Irap Litigation

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• noting that “where the rights of one who is not a party to a settlement are at stake, the fairness of the settlement to the settling parties is not enough to earn the judicial stamp of approval’’
• applying proportionate fault from federal common law to ERISA suits, including the right to contribution and indemnification among joint tort feasors
• finding similar bar order overly broad where it was impossible to predict state law claims potentially arising from litigation because nonsettling defendant should not be forced to give up potential state law claims without compensation
• describing the various forms of set-off but reversing imposition of a settlement bar because no inquiry was made into the parties' relative fault and the adequacy of the settlement as to appellant's lost right of contribution
• describing the various forms of set-off but reversing imposition of a settlement bar because no inquiry was made into the parties’ relative fault and the adequacy of the settlement as to appellant’s lost right of contribution
• approving settlement bars of claims for indemnity and contribution if the non-settling defendant received a judgment credit of at least \the amount paid by settling defendants toward damages for which the nonsettling defendant would be jointly and severally liable\

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