Lee v. Terex Corporation

DISCUSSION

19 Liberty has filed a motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Procedure Rule 24(a)(2) to intervene 20 as of right in this case, or alternatively for permissive intervention under Rule 24(b)(2). Liberty 21 states that it has been paying workers’ compensation benefits to plaintiff Ozzie Lee as a result of 22 injuries that Lee sustained in an accident that took place on July 27, 2022 at Lee’s workplace, and 23 which is the subject of this negligence and products liability action brought by Lee against 24 defendants Terex Corporation and United Rentals. Lee’s complaint alleges that Terex Corporation 25 manufactured the scissor lift involved in the accident and that United Rentals rented the scissor lift 26 to Lee’s employer, Acco Engineered Systems, Inc. Lee, Terex Corporation, and United Rentals 27 have filed statements of non-opposition to Liberty’s motion. Rule 24(a)(2) permits intervention by right if the intervening party can “claim an interest || relating to the property or transaction that is the subject of the action, and is so situated that disposing of the action may as a practical matter impair or impede the movant’s ability to protect…