Legal Opinion
Joanna Pacitti, a Minor, by Joseph Pacitti, and Stella Pacitti, Her Parents and Guardians v. MacY MacY East, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 5, 1999No. 98-1803PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
Stella and Joseph Pacitti, on behalf of their daughter, Joanna Pacitti (“plaintiffs”), appeal the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Macy’s East, Inc. (“Macy’s”) on their state-law contract and tort claims arising from Macy’s role as promoter and host of “Macy’s Search for Broadway’s New ‘Annie’ ” (the “Search”). Plaintiffs also appeal the District Court’s order limiting the scope of discovery. For the reasons that follow, we reverse on both grounds and remand for further proceedings.
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In May 1996, the producers of “Annie,” the…
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