Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Adams USA, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 25, 2000No. 99-502PublishedCited by 247 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
This litigation began when Ohio Cellular Products Corporation (OCP) sued respondent Adams USA, Inc. (Adams), claiming patent infringement. The District Court eventually dismissed OCP’s claim and ordered OCP to pay Adams’ costs and attorney fees. Adams feared that OCP might be unable to pay the fee award and therefore sought a means to recover from petitioner Nelson, president and sole share holder of OCP, in his individual capacity. In pursuit of that objective, Adams moved under Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to amend its pleading to add Nelson as a party; Adams also asked…
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