Pemerton v. Springer
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1995 WL 579465 (1995)
- Written by Kyli Cotten, JD
Facts
The Jerry Springer Show was a reality television talk show produced by Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. (Multimedia) (defendant) and hosted by Jerry Springer (defendant). Tracy Pemerton (plaintiff) agreed to appear on The Jerry Springer Show on the condition that his archenemy, Lester McQuery, not be invited onto the show. Producers assured Pemerton that McQuery would not be on the show, and as a result, Pemerton signed a release agreeing that any claims arising from the release or from his appearance would be subject to arbitration. McQuery did in fact appear on the show and assaulted Pemerton from behind. Pemerton sued for injuries stemming from the taping of the episode. Multimedia and Springer moved to stay the proceedings and compel arbitration. Pemerton argued that the arbitration clause was unenforceable because he was fraudulently induced into signing the release.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Norgle, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 816,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.