Legal Opinion
In Re Federal Skywalk Cases. In Re Melanie Hanson Johnson and Gerard Stanley Johnson, in Re Federal Skywalk Cases. In Re Jacqueline N. Rau
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1982No. 82-1181, 82-1207PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1177McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
This action challenges the validity of a mandatory class certification order rendered by the United States District Court1 for the Western District of Missouri during the course of litigation arising out of the collapse of two skywalks at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri in July, 1981.2 The class was certified on the issues of liability for compensatory and punitive damages and amount of punitive damages, and includes all business invitees at the hotel during the disaster.
Two objecting plaintiffs (objectors) now petition this court to vacate the order…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mitchum v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Deckert v. Independence Shares Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Vendo Co. v. Lektro-Vend Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by129 opinions
- Six (6) Mexican Workers v. Arizona Citrus Growers Bodine Produce Company, Inc. Robert Fletcher, D/B/A Fletcher FarmsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Woodrow Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Blyden v. MancusiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Wanda Jenkins v. Raymark Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- School District of Lancaster v. Lake Asbestos of Quebec, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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