Legal Opinion

Simplex, Inc. v. Diversified Energy Systems, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 6, 1988No. 87-2089PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Chief Judge.

Diversified Energy Systems, Inc. appeals from an adverse jury verdict and challenges the district court’s denial of its post-trial motion for judgment non obstante ve-redicto (judgment n.o.v.) or, in the alternative, for a new trial. Diversified also appeals Judge Mill’s exclusion of certain expert testimony as well as evidence regarding other similar lawsuits and disputes involving the plaintiff, Simplex, Inc. We affirm.

I FACTS

Beginning in March, 1985, Diversified executed a series of contracts with Simplex for the purchase of various electrical generators, control panels,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. John W. Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New York Corporation and Volkswagenwerk, A. G., a Foreign Corporation, Wolfsburg, Western GermanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
  3. G.M. Brod & Company, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. U.S. Home Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. Kurt Strauss v. Douglas Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  5. Soden v. Freightliner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by76 opinions

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  5. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruce R. WEST, Sr., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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