Dale Allan Dodge and Diane Dodge v. Ronald Stine, Firemans Fund Insurance Company and Landy Packing Company v. Jefferson County

PELL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal stems from a seemingly innocuous encounter between two police officers and a juvenile that produced a high speed chase involving 20 squad cars culminating in a collision between plaintiffs’ vehicle and the vehicle driven by the juvenile. Plaintiffs brought this diversity suit against the juvenile, Ronald Stine, the officers involved in the chase, and the counties that employed the officers. A jury found Stine negligent, but exonerated the officers and their respective counties. Plaintiffs appeal the verdict and challenge the district court’s decision to exclude…