Legal Opinion
Timmy Taylor v. Cottrell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 29, 2015No. 14-2943PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Timmy A. Taylor (“Taylor”) and Deborah Taylor brought this action to recover damages resulting from injuries Taylor sustained in two incidents involving a Cott-rell, Inc. (“Cottrell”) truck trailer. Upon Cottrell’s motion in limine, the district court excluded one of Taylor’s expert witnesses, finding the doctor had entered into an impermissible contingent-fee agreement which completely undermined any testimony he might offer. The district court then found Taylor lacked sufficient evidence to create a triable issue on his neck and back injury claims without an expert…
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