Rule 22 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Interpleader(a) Grounds.(1)By a plaintiff. Persons with claims that may expose a plaintiff to double or multiple liability may be joined as defendants and required to interplead. Joinder for interpleader is proper even though: (A) the claims of the several claimants, or the titles on which their claims depend, lack a common origin or are adverse and independent rather than identical; or(B) the plaintiff denies liability in whole or in part to any or all of the claimants.(2)By a defendant. A defendant exposed to similar liability may seek interpleader through a crossclaim or counterclaim.(b) Relation to other rules and statutes. This rule supplements-and does not limit- the joinder of parties allowed by Rule 20.Amended effective 1/1/2025.