Torpharm, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• “an honest oversight that is not part of a sinister, well-conceived plan to frustrate” an opposing party will not bar a finding of excusable neglect.
• “A plaintiff does not suffer cognizable prejudice simply because he is forced to litigate issues raised in a late answer.”
• “[D]oubts as to whether a defendant should be permitted to file an untimely answer should be resolved in favor of allowing a determination on the merits.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).