Statutory Interpretation – Expert Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//June 25, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Cheryl Dalton v. Teva North America, et al.

Case No.: 17-1990

Officials: SYKES and BARRETT, Circuit Judges, and GRIESBACH, Chief District Judge

Focus: Statutory Interpretation – Expert Evidence

Cheryl Dalton appeals the summary judgment entered against her in this products liability case. The district court held that Dalton’s claims failed under Indiana law because she did not provide expert evidence on the issue of causation. Dalton contends that she did not have to provide expert evidence because the cause of her injuries would be readily apparent to a lay juror. Because the district court correctly applied Indiana law, we affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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