Intercept Security Corp. v. Code-Alarm, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “(a) Persons to be Joined if Feasible. ' A person who is subject to service of process and whose joinder will not deprive the court of jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action shall be joined as a party in the action if (1) in the person’s absence complete relief cannot be accorded among those already parties, or (2) the person claims an interest relating to the subject of the action and is so situated that the disposition of the action in the person’s absence may (i) as a practical matter impair or impede the person’s ability to protect that interest or (ii) leave any of the persons already parties subject to substantial risk of incurring double, multiple or otherwise inconsistent obligations by reason of the claimed interest. If the person has not been so joined, the court shall order that the person be made a party.... (b) Determination by Court Whenever Joinder not Feasible. If a person as described in subdivision (a)(1)—(2) hereof cannot be made a party, the court shall determine whether in equity and good conscience the action should proceed among the parties before it, or should be dismissed, the absent person being thus regarded as indispensable. The factors to be considered by the court include: first, to what extent a judgment rendered in the person’s absence might be prejudicial to the person or those already parties; second, the extent to which, by protective provisions in the judgment, by the shaping of relief, or other measures, the prejudice can be les”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Marshall v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.

2. “[A] determination in the [suit for contribution] of no liability on the part of the absent person would impose no “obligation” on the defendant, but rather would be an adjudication concerning the obligations of [the absent person], Even though the results of the above scenario might be, to a certain extent, logically inconsistent, Rule 19 does not speak of inconsistent “results.” Rather, it speaks of inconsistent “obligations.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Marshall v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.