HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to clarify what is meant when an exhibit is labeled "demonstrative" and is not actually admitted into evidence. In this product liability trial, a defense expert illustrated his testimony by using an exemplar of the product in question, a ladder that had collapsed while the plaintiff was using it. Although had objected to use of the exemplar ladder as substantive evidence, the court allowed its use for solely demonstrative...
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