Legal Opinion
Gerald Carroll v. E One Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 20, 2018No. 17-2183PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs are firefighters who allege that they suffered hearing losses caused by the loud noise emitted by a manufacturer's fire sirens. A perfunctory investigation conducted by the manufacturer during discovery revealed the firefighters' lawsuit to be clearly time-barred, and also revealed that one firefighter had not even suffered hearing loss attributable to noise exposure. Eventually, Plaintiffs requested the District Court to dismiss the case with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). In doing so, the District Court awarded attorneys' fees…
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