United States Seventh Circuit

In a products liability suit against a pickup truck manufacturer, evidence of component failure was properly excluded because documents referred to other vehicle types, and admission of plaintiff's drunk driving convictions and suspended license was not an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/18/2002
• Decided 12/05/2002
• Published 12/05/2002

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard D. Hailey (argued), Ramey & Hailey, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Linda E. Spring (argued), Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Waukegan, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.