Legal Opinion
Miranda Shadday v. Omni Hotels Management Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 2007No. 06-2022PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This diversity tort suit charges the owner of a hotel in Washington, D.C. with negligence in having failed to prevent the rape of the plaintiff, a guest at the hotel, by another guest. The district judge gave summary judgment for the defendant. The parties agree that District of Columbia law governs the substantive issues.
The plaintiff is a young woman employed in a casket factory. A member of the steelworkers union, she attended a “Women in Steel” union conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, a large, high-class hotel in a nice part of Washington (near Connecticut…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Wiener v. Southcoast Childcare Centers, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2004
- Robert L. Abernathy and Joyce Abernathy v. Superior Hardwoods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- District of Columbia v. Beretta, U.S.A., Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- Rong Yao Zhou v. Jennifer Mall Restaurant, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- R.C. Wegman Construction Co. v. Admiral InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Smith v. Hope Village, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2007
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