Sicom Systems, Ltd. v. Agilent Technologies
427 F.3d 971 (Fed. Cir. 2005) Cited 181 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that a licensor remained the patentee based on rights to sue for noncommercial infringement and to consent to assignment
Luxliner P.L. Export, Co. v. RDI/Luxliner, Inc.
13 F.3d 69 (3d Cir. 1993) Cited 140 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that evidentiary hearings should be held to decide disputed factual issues when "a decision on a Rule 25(c) motion [would] effectively impose[] liability"
Matter of Covington Grain Co., Inc.
638 F.2d 1362 (5th Cir. 1981) Cited 52 timesStating that "Rule 25(c) is not designed to create new relationships among parties to a suit"
Television Reception Corporation v. Dunbar
426 F.2d 174 (6th Cir. 1970) Cited 52 timesIn Dunbar, for example, the post-trial affidavit that "directly contradicted important findings of fact" made by the trial court was sworn to by a witness that the plaintiff could not locate before trial, even after retaining a detective agency to search for the witness.
Hilbrands v. Far East Trading Company, Inc.
509 F.2d 1321 (9th Cir. 1975) Cited 41 timesFinding that to protect the interests of the insured, the insured should have been able to proceed as a substituted party under Rule 25 to prosecute the action in her own name
Rule 25 - Substitution of Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 25 Cited 10,806 times 11 Legal AnalysesProviding for the automatic substitution at the district-court level of public officers sued in their official capacities
Rule 19 - Required Joinder of Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 19 Cited 9,586 times 55 Legal AnalysesHolding a person must be joined if disposing the action in the person's absence may leave an existing party subject to a "substantial" risk of incurring inconsistent obligations
Rule 43 - Substitution of Parties
Fed. R. App. P. 43 Cited 859 times 2 Legal AnalysesProviding for automatic substitution of a public officer's successor