Legal Opinion
Morel v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 6, 2009No. 08-1195PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal turns on a nuanced question that lurks at the intersection of federal and state law: Does an amended complaint that changes the identity of a named defendant after the expiration of the applicable limitations period relate back to the date of the commencement of the action? The district court, after first concluding that the Puerto Rico relation-back rule controlled the analysis, answered this question in the negative and jettisoned the action. 1 We hold that the federal relation-back rule applies; that because the conditions to the operation of the federal…
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