United States Seventh Circuit

In a products liability suit, the judge properly granted defendant's motion for a new trial where the jury had been confused by irrelevant evidence and had ignored critical instructions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/07/2005
• Decided 05/31/2005
• Published 05/31/2005

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth J. Allen (argued), Michael T. Terwilliger and William J. Lazarus,Allen & Associates, Valparaiso, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Byron D. Knight (argued), Elizabeth A. Knight, Knight, Hoppe, Kurnik & Knight, Des Plaines, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.