Legal Opinion
Drakatos v. R. B. Denison, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 9, 1980No. Civ. H78-601PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:
Plaintiff in this wrongful death action seeks permission to file a second amended complaint alleging jurisdiction under the Death on High Seas by Wrongful Act statute (“the Act”), 46 U.S.C. § 761 et seq. Defendant Bendix-Skagit Corporation (“Skagit”) opposes the motion on the grounds that (1) the relation-back doctrine of Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c) does not apply when the original pleading was itself not timely filed; (2) plaintiff’s rights in admiralty have been extinguished through lapse of time; and (3) the amendment…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- City of Cincinnati, Ohio v. Dorr-Oliver, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1986
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