Legal Opinion
Thomas E. Hoar, Incorporated, Cross-Appellee v. Sara Lee Corporation, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 10, 1989No. 1070, 808, Dockets 88-7962, 88-9010PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Thomas E. Hoar, Inc. (“Hoar”) and its attorney (collectively “appellants”) appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Thomas C. Platt, Ch.J.) that imposed a sanction on them with joint and several liability for expenses including attorneys’ fees pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37. Appellants argue that the district court improperly found that they abused the discovery process warranting the imposition of the Rule 37 sanction. Defendants-appel-lees, Sara Lee Corp., (“Sara Lee”) and its subsidiary Hanes…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Cunningham v. Hamilton CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Thomas E. Hoar, Inc. v. Sara Lee Corp., Appeal of Greenspan, Jaffe & Rosenblatt, Leon J. Greenspan, Paul D. Jaffe and Victor E. RosenblattCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Bambu Sales, Inc. v. Ozak Trading Incorporated and Doron GratchCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Ted Lapidus, S.A. v. VannCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- G.J.B. & Associates, Inc. v. SingletonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
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