Civil Procedure – Hypotheticals Practice Test

Rule 18(a) lets a party bring multiple claims against an opposing party in one suit, even if those claims aren’t connected by the same transaction or occurrence. Once impleader under Rule 14 brings in a third-party defendant, the third-party plaintiff can add independent claims against that party without needing a common factual thread to the main claim. This broad joinder rule is designed to streamline litigation by allowing all claims between the same adversaries to be decided in one action. Since no special permission is required to join these additional independent claims, the statement is correct.