7th Circuit Finds Nurse Did Not Offer Expert Testimony, New Trial Not Needed

Mealey's (March 17, 2021, 10:37 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A district court did not err in denying a new trial for an inmate suing correction officers for violating his rights because a nurse’s testimony during trial did not constitute expert testimony and the inmate was not entitled to challenge her opinions under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 15....