Third Circuit· 10/3/1989
Bechtel v. Robinson
Citations
- 886 F.2d 644
- 1989 WL 113146
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- holding that the suit was not a direct action because it involved an insured suing his own insurance carrier to enforce a policy
- holding that the court should use “strong liberality” in considering whether to grant leave to amend
- holding that to show prejudice the party opposing the amendment of a complaint \must show that it was unfairly disadvantaged or deprived of the opportunity to present facts or evidence which it would have offered had the ... amendments been timely\ (internal quotation omitted
- holding that to show prejudice the party opposing the amendment of a complaint \must show that it was unfairly disadvantaged or deprived of the opportunity to present facts or evidence which it would have offered had the ... amendments been timely\ (internal quotation omitted
- holding that to show prejudice the party opposing th amendment of a complaint \must show that it was unfairly disadvantaged or deprived opportunity to present facts or evidence which it would have offered had the . . . amendments been timely\ (internal quotation omitted) (emphasis supplied)
- explaining that, under Delaware law, equitable “estoppel may arise when a party by his conduct . . . leads another, in reliance upon that conduct, to change position to his detriment”
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Judges: Becker, Higginbotham, Nygaard
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- Unnamed caseThird Circuit· 1994-08-12· cited 128×
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- Robert G. Boyle v. The Governor's Veterans Outreach & Assistance CenterThird Circuit· 1991-01-31· cited 98×
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Cites
25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court· 1962-12-03· cited 17,205×
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court· 1975-06-25· cited 3,317×
- Schiavone v. FortuneSupreme Court· 1986-06-18· cited 857×
- United States v. HoughamSupreme Court· 1960-11-07· cited 274×
- Erie Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Erie, PennsylvaniaThird Circuit· 1988-07-28· cited 269×
- Unnamed caseThird Circuit· 1978-03-09· cited 143×
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. the GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, AppelleeThird Circuit· 1984-05-18· cited 110×
- Itel Capital Corporation, a Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Cups Coal Company, Incorporated, a Corporation and Herman Mulvehill, Cross-AppelleesEleventh Circuit· 1983-06-23· cited 104×
- Wilson v. American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Delaware· 1965-04-21· cited 77×
- Dent v. CunninghamThird Circuit· 1986-03-19· cited 68×
- Knighton v. LouisianaSupreme Court· 1984-10-15· cited 67×
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. KrongoldSupreme Court of Delaware· 1974-04-05· cited 51×
- Archibald Kreiger and Claire R. Kreiger v. United StatesThird Circuit· 1976-08-02· cited 43×
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court· 1984-10-19· cited 34×
- Callowhill v. Allen-Sherman-Hoff Co.Third Circuit· 1987-11-04· cited 24×
- Kiser v. General Electric Corp.Third Circuit· 1987-10-14· cited 23×
- Evelyn Dandrea v. Malsbary Manufacturing CompanyThird Circuit· 1988-02-12· cited 19×
- Wolf v. Globe Liquor Co.Supreme Court of Delaware· 1954-03-25· cited 19×
- Schiavone v. FortuneThird Circuit· 1984-12-10· cited 18×
- LaGorga v. Kroger Co.Third Circuit· 1969-03-03· cited 16×
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