Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc. v. Shepard Niles, Inc.

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• holding that district court erred in considering prece-dential weight of decision on future litigation in 19(a)(2)(i) analysis
• recognizing that where liability is joint and several among multiple parties, complete relief may be granted with respect to any one of them
• recognizing that where liability is joint and several among multiple parties, complete relief may be granted with respect to any one of them
• holding that a third-party sued for contribution is not a necessary party without whom complete relief is unavailable
• holding that “we do not believe any possibility of a ‘persuasive precedent’ requires joinder under subsection 19(a)(2)(i)”
• holding that the risk of “double liability” does not include the situation where, if a-defendant loses, he may, or is likely to, seek recovery or indemnification from the absent party.

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