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Why Amending a Complaint After the Scheduling Order Deadline has Passed Is No Sure Thing

Every litigation attorney knows Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) requires courts to “freely give leave” to amend pleadings “when justice ...
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Seventh Circuit Affirms Ruling that Notice of an Amended Complaint was Untimely

On October 24, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Hanover Ins. Co. v. R.W. Dunteman Co., 2022 WL 13769371, --- F.4th --- (7th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022) (applying Illinois law), ...
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Motion to dismiss: When an amended complaint might not moot what you think

February 29, 2024 - Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1), a plaintiff can amend its complaint once as a matter of course within 21 days of serving the original complaint, or 21 days after ...
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Blake Lively’s Amended Complaint Claims Justin Baldoni Made 2 Other Women Uncomfortable on Set

New allegations are emerging about the It Ends With Us set. An amended complaint filed by Blake Lively on Feb. 18 against Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios, as part of the pair’s ongoing legal ...