BOOGAARD v. NAT. HOCKEY LEAGUE

No. 17-2355.

891 F.3d 289 (2018)

Len BOOGAARD and Joanne Boogaard, Personal Representatives of the Estate of Derek Boogaard, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Timothy Eaton, Allison Czerniak, Attorneys, TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Joseph Baumgarten, Adam M. Lupion, Attorneys, PROSKAUER ROSE LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Easterbrook And Barrett, Circuit Judges, and Stadtmueller, District Judge.


Len and Joanne Boogaard appeal the dismissal of the wrongful-death action they brought as the personal representatives of the estate of their son, Derek Boogaard. They devote their appeal almost entirely to arguments that would spark excitement — or fear — in the heart of a civil procedure student. There is...

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