Two plaintiffs lost products liability cases against Louisville Ladder.
In Bielskis v. Louisville Ladder, Inc., No 10-1194 (7th Cir. Nov. 18, 2011) the appellate court upheld the disqualification of plaintiff’s liability expert, Neil J. Mizen. Bielskis was injured while using Louisville Ladder mini-scaffold (model number SM 1404) and alleged a defect to a rolling castor on the device.
The trial judge refused to permit Mizen to testify after a Daubert challenge from the defense and granted summary judgment for the defendant. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, and said that without expert testimony, Plaintiff, who