In the law the Latin term "expressio unius est exclusio alterius" -- "the expression of one item is to the exclusion of others" -- is used to interpret statutes and rules, such its application to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) results in not requiring pleading with particularity of anything not on the list. ''See Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit'', 507 U.S. 163, 168, 113 S. Ct. 1160, 122 L. Ed. 2d 517 (1993). | In the law the Latin term "expressio unius est exclusio alterius" -- "the expression of one item is to the exclusion of others" -- is used to interpret statutes and rules, such its application to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) results in not requiring pleading with particularity of anything not on the list. ''See Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit'', 507 U.S. 163, 168, 113 S. Ct. 1160, 122 L. Ed. 2d 517 (1993). |