CHYLINSKI v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Nos. 1885, 2100, Dockets 97-9444(L), 97-9498(XAP).

150 F.3d 214 (1998)

Sandra CHYLINSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Walsh, Hartford, CT (Moukawsher & Walsh, LLC, Hartford, CT, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Richard F. Wareing, Hartford, CT (Thomas J. Rechen, Pepe & Hazard, LLP, Hartford, CT, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Before: JACOBS and LEVAL, Circuit Judges, and MURTHA, District Judge.


JACOBS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Sandra Chylinski sues for personal injuries she sustained while entering a store operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. A Wal-Mart employee directed Chylinski to stand in a spot located within the swing path of an automatic door, which swung open and struck her because its safety devices failed. After the jury returned a substantial verdict for Chylinski, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Dorsey...

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