Voluntary Dismissal for Bad Crab-Salad Case 
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Published: October 23, 2012
Tags: Civil Procedure, Judge Robert G. Doumar, U.S. District Court - Eastern District
A woman who alleges she became ill when she consumed crab salad defendant store sold after its expiration date may voluntarily dismiss her suit under Rule 41(a)(2), but she has to pay defendant’s costs and agree to tailor her request for damages and to allow defendant to use discovery materials against her, says the Norfolk ...
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