Terry Gilmour v. Gates, McDonald & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
The central issue in this case is whether a non-moving party plaintiff may raise a new legal claim for the first time in response to the opposing party’s summary judgment motion. 1 We hold it cannot.
Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001 in New York City, Terry Gilmour traveled to New Jersey to work as a volunteer for the Red Cross. After a week of service Gilmour became ill, and on September 30, her illness was diagnosed as Legionnaire’s disease. Her illness quickly progressed to Adult Respiratory Syndrome, and she was placed on a respiratory device. As a result of her illness…
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