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· 11/13/1990

Edward F. BAGDON, Plaintiff-Appellee—Cross-Appellant, v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., Defendant-Appellant—Cross-Appellee

Citations

  • 916 F.2d 379

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \[T]he identity of the real party in interest depends on the law creating the claim.\
  • “[A] few . . . states, ha[ve] expanded the “special injury” doctrine into a general exception for closely held corporations .... [but] not all states have joined the parade.”
  • \Corporations are not partnerships. Whether to incorporate entails a choice of many formalities. . . . So it is understandable that not all states have joined the parade.\
  • “the unwilling corporation is aligned as a defendant”

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Judges: Wood, Easterbrook, Grant

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