United States Seventh Circuit

In a wrongful death action, 1) unqualified and unreliable scientific statements made by an employee of a party opponent were properly excluded, and 2) jury instructions as to a rail carrier's duty of care were inadequate statements of Illinois law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/03/2003
• Published 01/03/2003

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, DIANE P. WOOD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James N. Vail (argued), Sands & Associates, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven D. Wright, Joseph W. Phebus (argued), Phebus & Winkelmann, Urbana, IL, for defendants-appellees.