BOWERS v. FED. INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE

No. 06-2718.

489 F.3d 316 (2007)

Larry BOWERS, Alan G. Symons, Carey Johnson, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE, Formula One Administration Limited, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 25, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry J. Price (argued), Price Waicukauski Riley & Debrota, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Thomas F. Ryan, Sidley Austin, Derek J. Meyer, Steven P. Handler (argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, Thomas A. Doyle, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, IL, David M. Mattingly, Ice Miller, James M. Boyers, Wooden & McLaughlin, Indianapolis, IN, Lawrence F. Carnevale (argued), Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, New York, NY, Peter W. Herzog, III, Bryan Cave, St. Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The defendants organized a car race. Although twenty cars were originally scheduled to race, fourteen of the twenty did not participate after it was discovered that a flaw in their tires rendered them dangerous for use at full speed on one part of the track. Disappointed fans sued, seeking their expenses in attending and viewing the race. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted....

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