Recent 7th circuit decisions of interestBy Joseph G. Bisceglia & Chaka M. PattersonFederal Civil Practice, April 2002In a case of first impression, in Davis v. Ruby Foods, Inc., 269 F.3d 818 (7th Cir. 2001), the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a pro se Title VII complaint for sexual harassment, holding that even a complaint that contains extensive superfluous matter satisfies the pleading requirements of a short and plain statement as set forth in Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Recent decisions of interest in the Central and Southern DistrictsBy Shari R. RhodeFederal Civil Practice, April 2002In Caraker and Caraker v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Coro & Sandoz (96-CV-4113), Judge Gilbert issued an opinion granting defendants' motion to exclude the plaintiff's expert causation testimony after a two-day Daubert hearing.
