The Seventh Circuit, in Zurbriggen v. Twin Hill Acquisition, Inc., affirmed an Illinois trial court’s exclusion of two plaintiff causation experts due to their unreliable methodology, and, in granting the defendants’ summary judgment motion, limited plaintiffs’ ability to use res ipsa loquitor as an evidentiary shortcut in toxic tort cases. The decision reiterates the need for plaintiffs to rely on reliable scientific evidence and not circumstantial inference before reaching a jury….
By: MG+M The Law Firm
By: MG+M The Law Firm
