Joinder: Impleader and Interpleader

Question 1

Impleader (Third party claims)

Answer 1

Defendant may bring new claim against third party if that new third party may be liable to the defendant for ALL or PART of the defendants same liability to the plaintiff

Question 2

Interpleader claim

Answer 2

Holder of a common fund may file a lawsuit against all of the rival claimants to its common fund

(common fund + rival claimants)

Question 3

Traditional interpleader diversity

Answer 3

must be complete diversity and the amount must exceed $75k

Question 4

Statutory interpleader diversity

Answer 4

must be minimal diversity (any 2 rival claimants being from different states) and $500 is sufficient