United States Seventh Circuit

A products liability suit against a manufacturer of a hay baler was barred by Illinois law when it was not brought within 12 years from the sale of the product, and the alteration exception was inapplicable; expert testimony, as to breach of the relevant standard of care governing the baler's design, was properly excluded as unreliable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/28/2002
• Decided 05/31/2002
• Published 05/31/2002

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Geoffrey L. Gifford (argued), Pavalon, Gifford, Laatsch & Marino, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• George Vernon (argued), Monroe, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.