111984P.pdf   03/14/2012  Thomas Linden, Jr.  v.  CNH America
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  11-1984
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Davenport   
   [PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Bright and Loken, Circuit Judges]
   Civil case - products liability. District court did not err in granting
   defendant a directed verdict on plaintiff's manufacturing defect claim as
   the defects were design defects, rather than manufacturing defects, and
   plaintiff could not point to sufficient evidence in the record to support a
   claim that the product departed from its intended design and did not meet
   design specifications; court did not err in giving defendant's proposed
   "sophisticated user," "premature wear," and "safety code" instructions;
   nor did the court err in refusing to give plaintiff's proposed "manufacturer
   expert in its field" instruction; failure to dismiss a juror for cause did 
   not constitute reversible error as plaintiff struck the jury with one of his
   peremptory strikes and could not show prejudice.