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· 4/20/1989

Dorothy A. Wilson and Louie P. Wilson v. American Trans Air, Inc.

Citations

  • 874 F.2d 386
  • 13 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 457
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 5666
  • 1989 WL 55653

How courts have described this case

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  • finding no basis to amend a complaint to allege joint venture because there was “no evidence that [the tour company] had anything near an equal right to direct the operations of the hotel”
  • “An amendment is a ‘futile gesture’ if the amended pleading could not survive a motion for summary judgment.”
  • “An amendment is a ‘futile gesture’ if the amended pleading could not survive a motion for summary judgment.”
  • “An amendment is a ‘futile gesture’ if the amended pleading could not survive a motion for summary judgment.” (internal citation omitted)
  • absent showing that defendant charter tour operator knew there were safety issues at local hotel, defendant could not be held liable for assault on member of tour group under duty to warn theory of recovery
  • travel company’s promise of “worry-free” vacation was puffery

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Judges: Posner, Coffey, Ripple

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