Samuel Perez, Etc., Martha Beatriz Sanchez Perez v. The United States of America

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• “The central purpose of the Rule 8(c) requirement that affirmative defenses be pled is to prevent unfair surprise. ‘A defendant should not be permitted to ‘lie behind a log’ and ambush a plaintiff with an unexpected defense.’”

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