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SCHMUDE v. TRICAM INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 08-2370.

556 F.3d 624 (2009)

Kevin SCHMUDE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRICAM INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D.J. Weis, Attorney (argued), Habush, Habush & Rottier, Rhinelander, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John P. McCorry, Attorney (argued), McVey & Parsky, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Before us is the appeal in a diversity suit for personal injury, and if there were any substantive issues they would be governed by Illinois law, but there aren't any. The plaintiff fell off a ladder at work, injuring his back severely; he is a manual worker, and as a result of his injury is no longer employable. The ladder was defective, and he sued the manufacturer. The only issue at trial was whether the defect had caused the accident —...

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