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Intervenor
In law, intervention is a procedure to allow nonparties to join ongoing litigation, either as a matter of right or at the discretion of the court, without the permission of the original litigants. The basic rationale for intervention is that a judgment in a particular case may affect the rights of nonparties, who ideally should have the right to be heard.
Intervenor Liability in the Ninth Circuit
Last Friday, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Costco v. Hoen. The decision, authored by Judge Milan Smith, addressed whether an intervenor-appellee who "materially assisted state defendants through the litigation, and...
Ixnay on the Gamesmanship and Chicanery: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Answer & Serve Invalidity Contentions Against Intervenor After Deadlines Denied
MASS Engineered Design, Inc. v. Ergotron, Inc., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2008 WL 2223036(E.D.Tex. May 30, 2008) (NO. 2:06 CV 272) Judge: Leonard Davis Holding: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Answer and Serve Invalidity Contentions Against Intervenor DENIED Two "gamesmanship"s...
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