George A. Darnell v. Target Stores

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that an affidavit which is contradicted by the affiant's deposition testimony is “without factual support in the record ... and cannot defeat a motion for summary judgment”
• stating that \parties cannot thwart the purpose of Rule 56 by creating issues of fact through affidavits that contradict their own depositions\ and \self-serving affidavits without factual support in the record will not defeat a motion for summary judgment\
• stating that \parties cannot thwart the purpose of Rule 56 by creating issues of fact through affidavits that contradict their own depositions\ and \self-serving affidavits without factual support in the record will not defeat a motion for summary judgment\
• “Inherently depositions carry an increased level of reliability. Depositions are adversarial in nature and provide the opportunity for direct and cross-examination.”
• “Inherently depositions carry an increased level of reliability. Depositions are adversarial in nature and provide the opportunity for direct and cross-examination.”
• “Inherently depositions carry an increased level of reliability. Depositions are adversarial in nature and provide the opportunity for direct and cross-examination.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

87 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Anthony Hill v. Daniel M. Tangherlini
  Seventh Circuit· 2013-08-01· cited 454×
• Jiminez Ex Rel. Estate of Serrano v. All American Rathskeller, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 2007-09-21· cited 382×
• Lugo Montalvo v. Sol Meliá Vacation Club
  Supreme Court of Puerto Rico· 2015-12-02· cited 163×
• Paul H. KRALMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, Defendant-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1994-06-03· cited 142×
• Angel Santos v. John M. Murdock, Luisa St. Pierre, Linworth Jones, John Koch, Andrew Jaffe, and John Doe
  Second Circuit· 2001-03-23· cited 134×
• James R. Sullivan v. James P. Conway and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  Seventh Circuit· 1998-11-16· cited 102×
• Michelle L. LINDALE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOKHEIM CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant
  Seventh Circuit· 1998-06-26· cited 95×
• Anthony Piscione v. Ernst & Young, L.L.P.
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-03-23· cited 94×
• Haywood v. North American Van Lines, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1997-07-31· cited 89×
• S.R. Seshadri v. Masoud Kasraian
  Seventh Circuit· 1997-12-03· cited 80×
• Michael Patton v. Mfs/sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2007-03-12· cited 78×
• Pittman v. Atlantic Realty Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2000-07-12· cited 67×
• Shelcusky v. Garjulio
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2002-05-22· cited 63×
• Michael Alan Gadsby v. Norwalk Furniture Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-01-29· cited 52×
• Malave-Torres v. Cusido
  D. Puerto Rico· 2013-01-28· cited 45×
• Jansen v. Packaging Corp. of America
  Seventh Circuit· 1997-08-12· cited 43×
• Nancy J. Harris, on Her Own Behalf and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Charles Harris v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1997-02-27· cited 39×
• Wank v. Gordon (In Re Wank)
  Ninth Circuit· 2014-01-29· cited 39×
• Palmer v. Circuit Court of Cook County, Soc. Serv.
  N.D. Illinois· 1995-10-30· cited 33×
• Welch v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  N.D. Georgia· 1997-08-19· cited 28×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 38,518×
• Ron G. McCoy v. Wgn Continental Broadcasting Co.
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-02-26· cited 360×
• Patricia Babrocky v. Jewel Food Company and Retail Meatcutters Union, Local 320, Defendants
  Seventh Circuit· 1985-12-12· cited 359×
• James E. Rodgers v. Western-Southern Life Insurance Company, Cross-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1993-12-17· cited 323×
• Helen Brooms, Cross-Appellee v. Regal Tube Company, Copperweld Corporation and Charles Gustafson, Cross-Appellants
  Seventh Circuit· 1989-08-04· cited 200×
• Dennis Slowiak and Jane Slowiak v. Land O'lakes, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1993-03-09· cited 154×
• Linda Miller and Barry Miller v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1985-07-03· cited 121×
• Sheldon H. KONOWITZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SCHNADIG CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-05-27· cited 51×
• prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,316 Robert Witham and Patricia Witham v. Whiting Corporation and Wt/hrc Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-09-23· cited 29×
• Darnell v. Dayton Hudson Corp.
  S.D. Indiana· 1992-12-11· cited 1×