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BDB Sons Moving, Inc. v. Transguard Ins. Co.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Nov 16, 2010
CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 08-3465 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 16, 2010)

Summary

recognizing that "amending to add a compulsory counterclaim weighs in favor of granting leave because impleaded compulsory counterclaims can be later barred by res judicata"

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 08-3465.

November 16, 2010


ORDER


AND NOW, this 16th day of November 2010, upon consideration of Defendant's Motion for Leave to Amend Answer and Plead Counterclaims [doc. no. 30], and Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition thereto [doc. no. 32], it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants' motion is GRANTED and the Amended Answer with Counterclaims [doc. no. 30-4] is DEEMED FILED.

The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to docket the Amended Answer.

It is so ORDERED.


Summaries of

BDB Sons Moving, Inc. v. Transguard Ins. Co.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Nov 16, 2010
CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 08-3465 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 16, 2010)

recognizing that "amending to add a compulsory counterclaim weighs in favor of granting leave because impleaded compulsory counterclaims can be later barred by res judicata"

Summary of this case from UDAP Indus., Inc. v. Bushwacker Backpack & Supply Co.
Case details for

BDB Sons Moving, Inc. v. Transguard Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:BDB SONS MOVING, INC. et al., Plaintiffs, v. TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 16, 2010

Citations

CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 08-3465 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 16, 2010)

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