Legal Opinion
Jeannie Newman v. Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 27, 1992No. 91-1971PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a suit, with prejudice, as a sanction for the plaintiff’s failure to cooperate in pretrial discovery. Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b)(2)(C).
The complaint in this diversity tort suit, filed in August 1989, claimed that the plaintiff, a Californian, had on a business trip to Chicago been injured in a slip-and-fall accident in the McCormick Place convention center as a result of the negligence of the defendants — the operator of the convention center, the sponsor of the trade show that the plaintiff was attending, the furnisher of the display…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stephanie Hays and Gail MacDonald v. Sony Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Stephanie Trakas v. Quality Brands, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Frank Daniels v. Bernard J. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Myriam Diehl v. H.J. Heinz Company and Metromail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Dragon Mraovic v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by71 opinions
- Bobby Ford v. Donald JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Arlene Otis v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Roy E. Ford v. Curtis WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Carmelo Melendez v. Illinois Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
66 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.