BLAND v. VERIZON WIRELESS, (VAW) L.L.C.

No. 07-3010.

538 F.3d 893 (2008)

Racheal L. BLAND, Appellant, v. VERIZON WIRELESS, (VAW) L.L.C.; Cellco Partnership; Christopher Michael Reid, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alison Ann Werner Smith, argued, Iowa City, IA (John W. Hayek, on the brief), for appellant.

Rebecca Boyd Dublinske, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellees Cellco and Verizon.

Drew J. Gentsch, argued, Des Moines, IA (Jack K. Samuelson, on the brief), for appellee Michael Reid.

Before RILEY, BOWMAN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Racheal Bland (Bland) brings this action claiming she ingested freon after a Verizon Wireless, (VAW) L.L.C. (Verizon) employee sprayed canned air containing freon into her water bottle. Bland contends ingesting the freon caused her to suffer exercise-induced asthma. The district court1 excluded evidence from Dr. Nancy Sprince (Dr. Sprince), Bland's treating physician, opining the freon caused Bland's exercise-induced...

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