United States Sixth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant, a forklift manufacturer, in a products liability action is affirmed where the district court applied the appropriate legal standard, did not abuse its discretion in excluding expert testimony pursuant to the Daubert test, and correctly concluded that defendant was entitled to summary judgment on all claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2005
• Published 12/21/2005

Judges

• Before:  RYAN, GILMAN, and COOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael W. Whitaker, Covington, Tennessee, for Appellants. Francis H. LoCoco, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Michael W. Whitaker, Covington, Tennessee, Deana C. Seymour, Rainey, Kizer, Butler, Reviere & Bell, Jackson, Tennessee, for Appellants.  Francis H. LoCoco, Joshua B. Fleming, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Larry E. Killebrew, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.