Legal Opinion
Orvil Hassebrock v. Robert Bernhoft
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 7, 2016No. 14-2943PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Orvil and Evelyn Hassebrock sued their former attorneys and accountants for professional malpractice, but they waited until after discovery closed to file their expert-witness disclosure. They belatedly moved for an extension of time, but the district court denied the motion and disallowed the expert. Without expert testimony, the Hassebrocks could not prove their claims against either the attorneys or the accountants. The court entered summary judgment for the defendants.
On appeal the Hassebrocks insist that the judge should have applied the disclosure deadline specified…
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