Legal Opinion
Esposito v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 30, 2009No. 08-2115PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action involving a products liability claim, Robert Esposito challenges the district court’s decision to grant summary judgment to the defendants, Dewalt Industries, Black & Decker, and Home Depot. Esposito argues on appeal that the case was improperly removed to federal court and that the district court erroneously precluded his expert witness. We reject the argument based on improper removal, but we agree that, in the circumstances of this case, the expert witness should not have been precluded. Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s entry of…
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