Legal Opinion
Marrocco v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1992No. Nos. 91-3045, 91-3083PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
We have consolidated for decision these two appeals because though they arise from separate cases before different district judges, both involve questions about how severely a judge may sanction a party for violating a pretrial protective order. We affirm the district judge’s choice of sanctions in both instances.
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Marrocco v. General Motors Corp.
In this case, plaintiff Francis N. Marroc-co and his family brought this products liability action against General Motors Corporation to recover damages for the injuries they incurred in a 1986 car accident. They alleged that the…
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