Legal Opinion
Grace L. Cummins v. Lyle Industries
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1996No. 94-2345PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Grace Cummins, an employee of Mullinix Packages, Inc. (“Mullinix”), severed three of her fingers while operating a trim press manufactured by Lyle Industries, Inc. (“Lyle”). She brought this products liability action against Lyle, alleging that the trim press was defectively designed and bore in adequate warnings. After conducting extensive hearings, the district court granted Lyle’s motion in limine to exclude certain testimony by Ms. Cummins’ expert witness, Dr. Thomas Carpenter, on the issues of the feasibility of alternative designs and warnings. The jury returned a…
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