INSURANCE CORP. OF IRELAND, LTD. v. COMPAGNIE DES BAUXITES

No. 81-440.

456 U.S. 694 (1982)

INSURANCE CORPORATION OF IRELAND, LTD., ET AL. v. COMPAGNIE DES BAUXITES DE GUINEE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmund K. Trent argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Thomas P. Lawton III.

Cloyd R. Mellott argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dale Hershey, Robert W. Doty, Robert L. Byer, and Jordan S. Weltman.


JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Rule 37(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, provides that a district court may impose sanctions for failure to comply with discovery orders. Included among the available sanctions is:

"An order that the matters regarding which the order was made or any other designated facts shall be taken to be established for the purposes of the action in accordance with the claim of the party obtaining the order." Rule...

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