United States Third Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's request that his amended complaint for negligence under the Jones Act "relate back" to his original complaint for purposes of the statute of limitations is reversed where leave to amend his complaint was warranted, and the prerequisites for relation back were satisfied.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2005
• Decided 01/13/2006
• Published 01/13/2006

Judges

• Before RENDELL, FISHER and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian P. McCafferty (Argued), Provost & Umphrey, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• A. Robert Degen (Argued), Fox Rothschild, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees Maersk, Inc. and United States of America., Michael B. Pullano, Weber, Gallagher, Simpson, Stapleton, Fires & Newby, Philadelphia, PA, Henry A. King (Argued), Michael L. Vincenzo, King, LeBlanc & Bland, New Orleans, LA, for Appellee Dyn Corp. Technical Services.