Ciers v. O.L. Schmidt Barge Lines, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing a plaintiff's “absolute right to voluntarily dismiss the case without prejudice prior to trial”
• applying federal law to determine whether the equitable tolling doctrine applied to maritime torts governed by federal statutes of limitations
• affirmative defense of limitations period may be raised even on eve of trial, without waiver concerns
• equitable tolling may be appropriate if plaintiff, in some extraordinary way, has been prevented from asserting rights
• equitable tolling may be appropriate if plaintiff, in some extraordinary way, has been prevented from asserting rights
• affirmative defense of limitations period may be raised even on eve of trial, without waiver concerns

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