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RICHARDSON v. GALLO EQUIPMENT CO.

No. 92-2985.

990 F.2d 330 (1993)

James RICHARDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GALLO EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger A. Weitgenant, Thomas F. Macke, Blachly, Tabor, Bozik & Hartman, Valparaiso, IN, (argued), for plaintiff-appellant.

Kathryn D. Schmidt, Burke, Murphy, Costanza & Cuppy, Merrillville, IN, David Cerven, Burke, Murphy, Costanza & Cuppy, East Chicago, IN, (argued), for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

James Richardson was employed by LTV Steel Company in one of its steel plants. The plant was noisy, and Richardson did not hear the backup alarm on a forklift operated by a fellow worker. The forklift backed over Richardson, injuring him seriously. He brought this products liability suit against Gallo Equipment Company, the company that had leased the forklift to LTV. Gallo removed the suit to federal district court, which, applying the law...

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