Myrna O'Dell Firestone v. Leonard K. Firestone

How courts have described this case

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• noting that the fact that the plaintiff had pled fraudulent concealment does not \mean that a plaintiff must plead [an affirmative defense] in the complaint\
• noting that leave to amend is within the court=s discretion, and that such discretion is abused if leave is denied absent sufficient reasons
• stating that granting Rule 59(e) motions is “unusual”
• reversing district court’s denial of motion to amend in part because district court provided no justifications for denial and “the record * * * reveal[ed] none of the legitimate reasons * * * that may justify denial of leave to amend”

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