implead third parties to the case

  • 1Ancillary jurisdiction — allows a federal court to hear certain claims sufficiently related to the original claim that would otherwise defeat the court s jurisdiction. Whereas pendent jurisdiction allows a federal court to hear state claims sufficiently related to an… …

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  • 2Impleader — is a procedural device before trial in which one party joins a third party into a lawsuit because that third party is liable to an original defendant: for example, in a case where a driver rear ended another car due to faulty brakes, and is sued… …

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