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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Syllabus

BOCA GRANDE CLUB, INC. v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., INC.

certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the eleventh circuit

No. 93-180. Argued January 11, 1994 -- Decided April 20, 1994

Held: The judgment is vacated and the case remanded for further proceedings consistent with McDermott, Inc. v. AmClyde, ante, p. ___, which adopts the proportionate share rule, under which actions for contribution against settling defendants are neither necessary nor permitted. P. 1.

990 F. 2d 606, vacated and remanded.

Stevens, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.