§18.4 Comparison with Federal Rule

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§18.4COMPARISON WITH FEDERAL RULE

Prior to the 2007 amendments to the federal rules, Fed. R. Civ. P. 18 was identical to CR 18, except that Fed. R. Civ. P. 18 was gender neutral. In 2007, Fed. R. Civ. P. 18 was amended in an effort to make it more understandable. The changes were intended to be stylistic and not substantive. Fed. R. Civ. P. 18, Committee Notes on Rules—2007 Amendment. Because CR 18 is substantially similar to its federal counterpart, federal cases interpreting Fed. R. Civ. P. 18...