Westen Mfg. Co. v. Hartford

How courts have described this case

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• holding when one party only recently learns of another party’s involvement through no fault of their own, untimely joinder is permissible
• granting joinder motion and noting “we recognize that some degree of delay will result from any joinder. However, we do not believe that the case will be unduly delayed[.]”
• “‘mere inadvertence or carelessness’ is an insufficient basis for allowing late joinder”

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