Legal Opinion
Katherine Lees v. Carthage College
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 2013No. 11-3061PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Katherine Lees began her freshman year at Carthage College in the fall of 2008. On September 21, 2008, she was sexually assaulted in her dorm room by two men she believed to be Carthage students. Lees withdrew from Carthage after the attack and eventually brought this negligence action against the college and its insurer, Lexington Insurance Company (collectively, “Carthage”). Lees sought to introduce the opinion testimony of Dr. Daniel Kennedy, a premises-security expert, as evidence of the standard of care Carthage was required to meet regarding campus safety. Dr.…
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