Legal Opinion
Winters v. Fru-Con Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 2007No. 05-3911PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Terry Winters’ hand was severed at the wrist while he was working at a food processing plant. He reached settlements with various defendants but proceeded with his claims against Fru-Con, the company that installed the equipment that injured him. Winters appeals the exclusion of his experts’ testimony and the entry of judgment in Fru-Con’s favor. We affirm.
I. HISTORY
A. Factual History
In December 1998, Winters began working at Gilster-Mary Lee’s Centraba, Illinois plant. Gilster had recently agreed to produce cake mix and frosting for Aurora Foods, Inc. 1 Aurora would sell…
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