ESTATE OF ALVAREZ v. DONALDSON CO., INC.

No. 99-3456.

213 F.3d 993 (2000)

Estate of Jose E. ALVAREZ, by Zulma Prieto, Personal Representative, Ana L. Alvarez and Jose R. Alvarez, by his natural parent Ana Luisa Alvarez, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DONALDSON COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Mulvaney, Stutsman & Mulvaney, Elkhart, IN, Thomas N. Nuttle (argued), Elkhart, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees

E. Zachary Rans, Nickle & Piasecki, South Bend, IN, Creighton R. Magid (argued), Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

On April 1, 1999, the Estate of Jose Alvarez filed a wrongful death action, stemming from an explosion at an ethylene oxide packaging facility in Elkhart, Indiana, against the Donaldson Company. On the final day within the applicable statute of limitations, the Estate moved to amend its complaint to add 48 additional defendants, some of which destroy complete diversity. This appeal arises out of the district court's decision to grant the Estate...

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