Legal Opinion
Genereux v. Raytheon Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 10, 2014No. 13-1921PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
A familiar bit of homespun philosophy warns of the perils of attempting to change horses in midstream. This admonition applies in litigation as well as in life. Thus, when a litigant commits to a theory of the case and sticks to that theory past the point of no return, he cannot thereafter switch to a different theory simply because it seems more attractive at the time. That is among the lessons of this appeal.
I. BACKGROUND
We rehearse the facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, who opposed summary judgment below. See RTR Techs., Inc. v. Helming, 707 F.3d 84,…
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