A delivery driver sued a trucking company in federal court after a highway collision. Two days after the crash, before suit was filed, the company's risk manager obtained signed statements from three eyewitnesses because...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(3), Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5), Fed. R. Evid. 502, Hickman v. Taylor, Upjohn Co. v. United States
A former regional sales manager sued her former employer in federal court for sex discrimination and retaliation. She alleges that, during a six-month period, her supervisor reassigned her largest accounts after she comp...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1), Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5), Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(b)
A passenger sued "Metro Bus Company" in federal court after a city bus struck her car. The complaint was filed two days before the limitations period expired and alleged negligent operation of bus route 42 on January 5...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 15, Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4), Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m), Krupski v. Costa Crociere S.p.A.
A restaurant customer sued a national restaurant chain in federal court after slipping on a wet floor. She seeks damages for a fractured ankle, continuing inability to work, anxiety attacks triggered by the fall, and fut...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 35, Fed. R. Civ. P. 45
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