David Masters v. Hesston Corporation

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• holding expert opinion was not reliably reached when expert did not test alternative design, did not analyze its impact on product’s function, and therefore, court had ″little inkling as to its comparative functionality″
• finding Illinois statute of repose for strict product liability actions barred suit against manufacturer of allegedly defective product when injury occurred 24 years after first sale of product
• finding Illinois statute of repose for strict product liability actions barred suit against manufacturer of allegedly defective product when injury occurred 24 years after first sale of product
• misaligning a twine tube while rewelding it to a hay baler
• misaligning a twine tube while rewelding it to a hay baler
• “The interpretation of a stat- No. 01-3271 11 ute is a question of law, which we review de novo.”

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