Krupski v. Costa Crociere S. P. A.
560 U.S. 538 (2010) Cited 1,267 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding claim relates back where plaintiff misunderstood which entity was in charge of ship that allegedly caused injury
Eastern Natural Gas Corporation v. Alcoa
126 F.3d 996 (7th Cir. 1997) Cited 33 timesAffirming district court's decision to allow the defendant to amend its counter-claim to assert a claim for fraud in a suit which previously contained only cross-claims for breach of contract
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 90,426 times 91 Legal AnalysesFinding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint