United States Sixth Circuit

In a products liability case brought by plaintiff who was injured in a workplace accident involving a truck-mounted crane manufactured by defendant, summary judgment for defendant and a ruling excluding plaintiff's primary expert witness are affirmed where, based on a magistrate judge's thorough analysis of the testing factor, the general-acceptance factor, and the prepared-solely-for-litigation factor, she acted within her discretion in excluding the testimony at issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/30/2007
• Published 04/30/2007

Judges

• Before KENNEDY, MARTIN, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Benjamin E. Baker, Jr., Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, Montgomery, Alabama, for Appellant.  Patrick W. Schmidt, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Benjamin E. Baker, Jr., Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, Montgomery, Alabama, for Appellant.  Patrick W. Schmidt, Patrick S. Nolan, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for Appellee.