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SCHAEFER v. UNIVERSAL SCAFFOLDING & EQUIPMENT, LLC

No. 15-2393.

839 F.3d 599 (2016)

Matthew SCHAEFER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNIVERSAL SCAFFOLDING & EQUIPMENT, LLC, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 7, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Gerard Toennies , Lashly & Baer, P.C., St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Christopher D. Baucom , James Stockberger , Armstrong Teasdale , St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellee Universal Scaffolding & Equipment, LLC.

Stephen S. Weiss , Laura L. Milnichuk , David E. Schroeder , Tribler Orpett & Meyer, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Brand Energy Services, LLC.

Sean Malone Sullivan , Daley Mohan Groble, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Dynegy Midwest Generation, LLC.

Before FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and PETERSON, District Judge.

This diversity case requires us to review the district court's application of Illinois tort law, particularly concerning spoliation of evidence. Matthew Schaefer, a construction worker, alleges that he was seriously injured when a defective piece of scaffolding fell and struck him on the head. So, in addition to bringing...

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