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SOLTYS v. COSTELLO

No. 06-3175.

520 F.3d 737 (2008)

Christina SOLTYS and Danuta Pauch, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Yvonne COSTELLO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin O. Nwoye (argued), Nwoye & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Garrett V. Conover (argued), Bokota Ehrhardt McCloskey Wilson & Conover, Merrillville, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Christina Soltys and Danuta Pauch were seriously injured in a car accident caused by Yvonne Costello, who, at the time, was driving under the influence of alcohol. Soltys and Pauch sued Costello, who admitted liability; trial was limited to the amount of damages owed to Soltys and Pauch. The district court denied Soltys and Pauch's eleventh-hour motion to amend their complaint to add a count for punitive damages. After the jury returned its verdict...

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