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073181P.pdf 07/02/2008 Edwin Allen v. Brown Clinic, etc.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 07-3181
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
[PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with Loken, Chief Judge, and Beam,
Circuit Judge]
Civil case - torts. District court did not abuse its discretion in denying
plaintiff''s motion to exclude for cause jurors who had been treated by
the defendants, jurors whose family members had been treated by them
and two jurors who had relatives with connections to the defendants, as
plaintiff's evidence of implied or presumptive bias failed to show the
jurors could not be impartial; district court did not abuse its discretion
in denying plaintiff's motion to exclude testimony from defendant's medical
expert as he was fully qualified to testify as to the treatment performed
and alternatives, and any differences in his relative experience with the
different procedures could be explored in cross-examination.