· 1/29/2001
Robert Campbell v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company
Citations
- 238 F.3d 772
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 1140
- 2001 WL 65078
How courts have described this case
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- noting that, because it is an affirmative defense, “the burden is on the defendant to show that the statute of limitations has run”
- explaining that the statute of limitations is an affirmative defense, and Athe burden is on the defendant to show that the statute of limitations has run.@
- explaining that once the defendant has shown that the statute of limitations has run, the burden shifts to plaintiff to establish an exception to the statute of limitations
- requiring, in FELA context, that plaintiff show entitlement to equitable tolling once defendant has demonstrated that statute has run
- “Because the statute of limitations is an affirmative defense, the burden is on the defendant to show that the statute of limitations has run.”
- “Because the statute of limitations is an affirmative defense, the burden is on the defendant to show that the statute of limitations has run.”
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Judges: Wellford, Siler, Batchelder
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