Cohen et al v Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C., et al

Filing 73

ORDER granting defendants' oral motion to amend final pretrial order to add comparative negligence defense. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (MBea)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

NEAL COHEN, DAREN CHAFFEE,
AND SSL ASSETS, LLC,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 16-CV-11484
vs.
HON. GEORGE CARAM STEEH
JAFFE, RAITT, HEUER & WEISS, P.C.,
JEFFREY M. WEISS, LEE B. KELLERT
AND DEBORAH L. BAUGHMAN,
Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ ORAL
MOTION TO AMEND FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER
TO ADD COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE DEFENSE
Defendants made an oral motion before the court on September 26,
2017 to amend the joint final pretrial order to include their affirmative
defense of comparative negligence. Defendants explained that they did not
intend to waive the defense, that it had been a part of their case since they
filed their Answer, that it was addressed in depositions, and that it was
included in their proposed jury instructions. In light of these circumstances,
the court finds that plaintiffs cannot demonstrate any prejudice if
defendants’ motion is granted. Now, therefore,
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants’ oral motion to amend the
joint final pretrial order to include the affirmative defense of comparative
negligence IS GRANTED.
Dated: September 26, 2017
s/George Caram Steeh
GEORGE CARAM STEEH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on
September 26, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Marcia Beauchemin
Deputy Clerk

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