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Historian Taylor Branch has written several books, including a trilogy on Dr. King that begins with "Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963," which won the Pulitzer Prize and "The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement" released earlier this year. His essay "Remembering the March" was excerpted in USA Today. Branch is obviously interested in the 50th Anniversary of the March On Washington and he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show to talk about it. Here's what he had to say.
TJMS: This was 1963 and Birmingham was blowing up. And not just Birmingham but Gadsen and all around that area of Alabama with Bull Connor and all the dogs and the hoses that pretty much set up the March on Washington, huh?
Taylor Branch: A breakthrough in Birmingham when police put dogs and fire hoses on small children was the emotional breaking point for America when people resisted talking about race but those pictures spread demonstrations and concern not only nationwide but worldwide. There were demonstrations in over 700 cities very quickly. It's what the March was about that momentum and that reaction. TJMS: That's why President Kennedy and everyone else was so afraid that this March on Washington was going to end really, really badly.
People forget that we were scared of the March on Washington. People were even scared of the first Obama inauguration a few years ago but that was nothing compared to the March on Washington. The thing that puts it most in perspective for me was that major league baseball cancelled two Washington Senators games – not just the day of the March but the next day for fear we'd still be cleaning up from the wreckage if Black people marched in numbers on the nation's capitol. So we were afraid of it and that's one reason why the March had such a wonderful image when it came away because people were relieved it was peaceful.
So why didn't the Ku Klux Klan show up? There wasn't that much KKK around Washington –
There wasn't 500,000 people around Washington but they came.
Well, that's true. The people who did come were apprehensive. I can't tell you how many people that I interviewed who said that there parents told them not to come or that they were frightened to come. But they came anyway because it was such an important issue, the country was still segregated, right down to the rest stops and the public libraries. It's hard to believe but there was no public official from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean who argued against segregation so to get rid of it was a consuming moral cause that brought people out in numbers.
If you see pictures of the March you notice one thing, they are all young people. How old was Dr. King at the time? He was 34 at the time. He was a very young man. He was only 39 when he was killed in 1968.
These were young people. These were young people who came out in great numbers, demonstrated there on the Mall against segregation and got America talking about race which has been the perennial issue of how democratic we're going to be and it turned out to be the gateway to a lot of freedoms. Not only did we end segregation by race in the United States, it set into motion new freedoms for women, disable people and even gay people beyond the dream that day. A lot of good comes out when the United States faces up to its division.
You're the definitive author on Dr. King. What do you think he would think about this anniversary? I think that we say that we have reaped enormous blessings from the time that we have really faced our divisions. That's what it's about. And in that sense we should be a beacon to the world. But I think he'd be very disappointed that we're locked in partisan gridlock now and lack confidence that we can deal again with difficult problems. The single most unanswered question is to what degree is partisan gridlock driven by racial division still.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Sangamon County; the Hon.
CREEL DOUGLASS, Judge, presiding.
This appeal is from a judgment of the circuit court of Sangamon County in a proceeding for judicial review of an administrative decision of the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois. The State Employees' Retirement System, after hearing, ordered that the benefits payable upon the death of its member, Jerry Dean Seipel, be paid to his estate. Claims had been filed for the benefits by Mrs. Florence Seipel, Jerry's mother, as the nominated beneficiary, and by Mrs. Virginia Seipel, Jerry's widow, who had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter of him.
Upon the filing of such claims, the Retirement System requested an opinion of the Attorney General, who gave an opinion in favor of the mother as the designated beneficiary. Later, at the administrative hearing, the hearing officer held that no qualified survivor's annuity beneficiary remained, since the wife was not eligible due to her conviction of voluntary manslaughter of her husband. The hearing officer found that there was no effective nomination of a beneficiary by the member. He held that the death benefits of $7,551.30 were payable to the member's estate in accordance with Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-154(a). He ordered the funds be paid to the Administrator of the Estate of Jerry Dean Seipel, deceased.
The widow filed a motion to reconsider, which was denied.
By agreement of the parties, the Retirement System paid the disputed proceeds into court and was dismissed as a party, with the proceeds to await determination by the court of its proper disposition.
Upon a complaint for administrative review, the circuit court affirmed the findings and order of the Retirement System. This appeal is from that judgment.
Seipel, as a member of the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois, on November 6, 1957, executed a designation of beneficiary form for death benefits, designating his mother, Florence Seipel, as beneficiary. However, his mother signed in the space on the form which was provided for the employee's signature, rather than the space provided for name designation of the beneficiary. On June 20, 1966, the Retirement System notified Jerry Dean Seipel of the mistake and requested he execute a new "change of beneficiary" form. Such form was furnished with the letter.
After Seipel's death, a fellow employee found the new change of beneficiary form in Seipel's desk. This form again designated Seipel's mother, Florence, as his beneficiary. It was signed but not notarized. Thereafter, this form was forwarded to the Retirement System.
Jerry Dean Seipel married Virginia in 1959. On October 11, 1966, he died of gunshot wounds inflicted by his wife, Virginia. She was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Thereafter, the administrative hearing was held on the claims of the mother and of the widow.
The first issue presented is whether the finding and order of the administrative body in determining there was no effective nomination of a beneficiary was against the manifest weight of the evidence.
There are two lines of decisions in this country on effectiveness of designation of beneficiary in pension or benefit plans. One is that laid down in Watenpaugh v. State Teachers Retirement System, 51 Cal.2d 675, 336 P.2d 165, where the beneficiary designation form was properly filled out, but not filed and was in the employee's desk at his death. There the court held that "a clear manifestation of intention" to designate a specific beneficiary is sufficient when filed promptly after death of the member. It refused to follow the strict requirements of ordinary life insurance contract rules of delivery of nomination of beneficiary forms, based upon the rationale that membership in a retirement system is compulsory, while life insurance contract requirements are negotiable. 5 A.L.R.3d 643.
A stricter rule has been applied in certain other states, adopting the rules applied to life insurance contracts. In Illinois, in life insurance contract beneficiary cases, the court has held that a substantial compliance with the policy requirements must have been followed. Thus, in Begley v. Miller (1907), 137 Ill. App. 278, and Freund v. Freund (1905), 218 Ill. 189, 75 N.E. 925, substantial compliance with the life policy requirements was deemed essential. See also Joyce on Insurance, p. 203.
• 1, 2 The principle to follow is substantial compliance with the statutory provisions and applicable rules of the retirement system. Intention alone should not govern, as such a rule might well result in the application of unmanifested acts and be based upon unfounded assumptions, actually not justified. There is no presumption as to the deceased member's intention at the date of his death.
• 3 The decision and finding of the administrative body is not against the manifest weight of the evidence, nor is it contrary to law. Rather the decision is in accord with the evidence and the law.
The second issue is whether a member's widow is disqualified from receiving survivor benefits of the member's pension system by her conviction of voluntary manslaughter of the member. There are no statutory provisions in applicable art. 14 of the Illinois Pension Code. However, in Wilson v. Board of T. of State Univ. R. System (1969), 108 Ill. App.2d 210, 246 N.E.2d 701, it was held that a beneficiary was disqualified where the status of beneficiary was brought about by the intentional killing of the participant (member) through either murder or voluntary manslaughter. In that case, art. 15 of the Illinois Pension Code governing the State University Retirement System was involved.
The public policy of this State, prior to enactment of the present Probate Act of Illinois, was pronounced in Wall v. Pfanschmidt (1914), 265 Ill. 180, to the effect that no forfeiture of property rights shall follow conviction of a crime. This case interpreted the then applicable Statute of Descent. Subsequently, in 1939, the Statute of Descent was amended (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 3, par. 15(a)), to provide that "a person who is convicted of murder of another shall not inherit from the murdered person or acquire as surviving spouse or otherwise under this Act any interest in the estate of the decedent by reason of his death * * *." (Emphasis added.)
In Wilson, we said:
"* * * [I]t would be a fracturing of present public policy not to bar as a claimant one convicted of voluntary manslaughter. To permit a claimant to benefit under a public retirement plan when such claimant has been convicted of the unlawful, intentional killing of the person through whom the benefits are claimed without a reasonable belief in the necessity of such killing is, we think, not only to permit one to benefit by his or her own wrong, but is fundamental injustice * * *."
• 4 The circuit court correctly decided the widow was disqualified as a "survivor" under the retirement system since she caused her husband's death by her intentional killing of him, i.e., voluntary manslaughter.
• 5 The issue of whether or not the widow is to be excluded from the distribution, if any, of the death benefit proceeds was not properly before the circuit court on the administrative review. The administrative order under review provided for payment of the proceeds to the administrator of the estate. This record suggests that administration is proceeding in the circuit court, probate division, and such portion of the circuit court order purporting to decide subsequent distribution was improperly injected into the administrative review proceedings. Since the circuit court was without jurisdiction to determine any issues with reference to the probate proceedings, the portion of the order that relates to those proceedings is mere surplusage. The order of the circuit court affirming the State Employees' Retirement System determination of payment to the administrator is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
TRAPP, P.J., and SIMKINS, J., concur.
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Portal's successor continues the tradition of computers trying to kill you with mind-bending physics puzzles, as well as hilariously nuanced writing that people will mostly forget in favor of beating a single catchphrase into the ground. Now there's a new murderous and quotable AI -- Wheatley. At one point in the game, he tries to lure you into a room that consists of a small platform surrounded by spiky walls. It's basically the trap we designed for our math teacher on our trapper keeper when we were seven.
When you spot the blatant setup and move on with the game, Wheatley feebly asks you to come back to his death pit. It's a funny moment. Most of us ignored him, because generally it's a bad idea to listen to the villain. But if you do honor his request, there's a whole extra scene in it for you. Even Wheatley is surprised by your compliance. He hadn't planned for your chronic politeness, so he simply asks you to jump into the pit of doom.
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It's the same tactic Bowser uses to keep Peach coming back.
If you're plagued by indecision -- you're not moving on with the game, but also not jumping -- he continues to offer you incentives, including claims that the pit is full of ponies, designer clothes, a yacht, boy bands, and your real parents.
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"And Half-Life 2: Episode Three is down there! It's almost half-finished!"
While we wouldn't put it beyond the Portal team to include a secret boy band and pony level just for the joke, the jump kills you, obviously. Now, falling to your death may not be all that but a way to lose a game, but it's pretty strange that there's one little throwaway moment in Portal 2 that starts a whole secret scene -- if only if you're polite enough to commit suicide on request.


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OverviewTwitter turned seven years old in March and continues to increase in popularity. While much of the information posted on Twitter is difficult to interpret without adequate context or knowledge about the user or issue, the sheer magnitude of users and Tweets has provided a wealth of information to researchers on important social topics. Some researchers have approached the "mining" of Twitter data using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods. Others, noting the lack of solid information about exactly who tweets and who does not, see Twitter as a non-representative source of information and have decided to ignore the data stream altogether.
This presentation will identify the strengths and weaknesses in utilizing Twitter for research, and how the advent of this social network is impacting traditional research approaches.
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An overview of the types of tools available, as well as current text analytic techniques and limitations, will be covered.
Ideal For: Practitioners interested in Twitter data and incorporating it into their research.Fees:CASRO Members: $95Non Members: $135Discounts provided for multiple registrations (see registration page)
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Carol Haney, Senior Vice President, Product Marketing, Toluna Carol is a thought leader in the intersection between social media and structured survey-based data collection. She was the thought leader behind Harris Interactive's Research Lifestreaming, a panelist-based approach to social media monitoring. At Harris, Carol was Vice President of Public Affairs & Policy and developed solutions for clients such as the CDC, HHS, and others. She has held management positions at SPSS and NORC at the University of Chicago. At NORC, she developed a speedy mechanism for pulling and marking area probability sample from the national U.S. Census frame. Carol was an expert reviewer for CASRO's social media research guidelines.Joe Murphy, Survey Methodologist and Director of Program on Digital Technology, RTI InternationalJoe has more than 15 years of experience researching the causes and solutions for issues related to survey quality and managing survey projects. His research focuses on the implementation of new data collection processes, new data sources, and analytic techniques to maximize data quality, increase response, and reduce costs. His recent work has been centered on data sources and techniques such as Internet search patterns, social media data analysis (e.g., Twitter), data visualization, crowdsourcing, and social research in virtual worlds.
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The 3 biggest feeding mistakes you can make with your preschooler
Instilling good eating habits in children is not easy, especially when they are young. It's important for parents to set rules and limits around meals and snacks, and just as important to stick to them, which is the difficult part. It can take a many tries before a child figures out that healthy foods like kale, strawberries, or brown rice taste great.
6 tips for making the most of your child's checkup
Planning ahead of your child's annual check-up can help you and the doctor get the most out of the visit. And be sure to take advantage of the resources available to you, such as email portals and the nurses and other staff in the doctor's office. You might even consider making an appointment before the checkup. Doing so can be really helpful, especially when there is something complicated going on — like asthma acting up, school problems, worries about behavior, or a family crisis.
Parents: How smart are you about antibiotics?
Antibiotics are essential medications and can save lives. But they should only be used when absolutely needed. As with any drug, antibiotics have risks as well as benefits. Side effects range from diarrhea to allergic reactions. Also, using antibiotics when they are not necessary can result in bacteria that cause infections that cannot be treated easily or effectively.
Teens who use flavored e-cigarettes more likely to start smoking
E-cigarette smoking among teens is on the rise, and teens are more likely to transition from smoking e-cigarettes to smoking traditional cigarettes. E-cigarettes are marketed towards young people, emphasizing the need for dialogue between teens and the adults in their lives on the health risks surrounding this trend.
Why experts recommend newborns sleep in their parents' room for the first year
Experts now recommend that new parents sleep in the same room as their new infant for the first 6-12 months of his/her life. While this might wake the parents up more, it's much safer for the child. Sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) happens much less frequently when the parents sleep in the same room as their baby. And six months will go by faster than you think.
New expert recommendations on children and media use
In the past, experts have said children should spend no more than two hours a day in front of a screen. But as society changes – and that guideline becomes increasingly unrealistic – advice changes. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has just released new recommendation. Rather than suggest rules, the AAP aims to help parents and families understand the effects of media and screens on developing children and to provide tools on how to handle technology correctly.
3 things you might not know about childhood asthma
For children with asthma and their parents, it's important to understand what the symptoms mean and why a proper diagnosis matters, so that the right treatment can be prescribed for each child.
Where do the candidates stand on the health and well-being of children?
Take the time to become informed on the each candidate's policies and plans to support and protect children. The American Academy of Pediatrics asked the presidential candidates to answer four questions on children's health and well-being. The answers should be important to all voters.
The 2 reasons your child needs to get a flu shot this season
It's especially important for children to get flu shots, both because the flu can hit the young with particular severity, and because of the potential to pass the illness to others.
Less than 1 in 10 teens gets enough exercise: What this means for them and says about us
Teens don't exercise enough, and with a third of U.S. adults classified as obese, it's important that exercise is encouraged in children and teens. Starting healthy habits when they're young keeps kids healthy into adulthood. Studies show that obese adults rarely lose the weight, so it's better to keep the weight off in the first place. A lot has to do with our biology but also our lifestyle, and we can change the latter. So let's get our children and teens moving.


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2 December 2016
It is great fun when one of our PM&R faculty members is highlighted in CU Connections answering 5 questions. This year we have had 5 questions asked of Iñigo San Millán and now Dr Patricia Heyn is in the spotlight.
What is interesting about this article, other than learning about Dr. Heyn's early career development and the work she is doing, is the way the article came about. After Dr. Heyn published two articles earlier this year she let us know about them for publication here. We then reached out to CU Connections to see if they would be interested in writing more about her work. We will also reach out to Almetric.com to make sure they are aware as a way to boost the attention scores for these articles. And we will tweet and post messages on Facebook.
All this is to say, we can help get the word out about the work you are doing if you will let us know what you are doing. This is part of breaking down silos within the department and increasing the collaboration with your peers.
28 November 2016
At the ACRM 2016 Henry B. Betts Awards Gala, the ACRM president Douglas Katz gave one of the fellow awards to CU PM&Rs Dr. Patricia Heyn.
The Fellow of ACRM designation recognizes active members with an outstanding record of professional service to ACRM, who have also made contributions of national significance to the field of medical rehabilitation. Fellows accomplishments are recognized by the "FACRM" designation, a professional credential used after their name, in recognition of their achievements. This year ACRM recognized four fellows at the 93rd ACRM Annual Conference at the Chicago Hilton Hotel, in Chicago, Illinois.
While at ACRM I was able to tweet about two presentations that Drs. Jeff Hebert, James Carollo and Patricia Heyn conducted. You can see the Twitter Stories I created for each: Mobile Technology and Gait and Brain Gaming.
7 November 2016
The Dept of PM&R Grand Rounds - Battlefield to Ball Field: The Science, Myth and Reality of Concussion - presented by Dr. David Cifu, Professor and Chairman at VCU, Senior Traumatic Brain Injury Expert for the U.S. Department of Veterans Services, and Director of Sports Sciences for NHL Florida Panthers is now available on video.
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31 October 2016
Drs. Sarra Nazem, PhD, an Instructor, and Jeri Forster, PhD, an Assistant Clinical Professor, here were two of the three authors on an article entitled "Painful and Provocative Events Scale and Fearlessness about Death among Veterans: Exploratory Factor Analysis". The third author is a new Psychology Fellow at the Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Suicide Prevention, Erin Poindexter, PhD.
The article, noting the interpersonal theory of suicide which suggests three necessary risk factors for suicide are perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and acquired capability, suggests that a current measure for acquired capability, the Painful and Provocative Events Scale (PPES), "lacks the psychometric properties necessary to reliably investigate painful and provocative factors." The authors offer recommendations for improvement.
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21 October 2016
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will tap Grand Rounds this academic year and make them available on the Education tab of our website. The first two grand rounds for the season have been posted. The Sepatember Grand Rounds features Kyle Ridgeway, PT, DPT with his presentation "Rehab and Mobility". The October video is from Dr. Deborah Saint-Phard titled "Physician Heal Thyself-The Importance of Nurturing Physician Resilience".
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7 October 2016
Meredith has done important work studying the high prevalence of PTSD in ICU nurses. Her work has found that ICU nurses suffer from PTSD at a rate comparable to soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Mealer's research has also provided steps that nurses and ALL helping professionals can take that have proven to bolster resilience. The work is important for all in the helping field.
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16 September 2016
Congrats to Dr. Anne Stratton and Dr. Wendy Pierce (Peds Rehab Colorado Springs), who received awards for exceptional service to patients and families at Children's Hospital Colorado!
This fund, established in the 19th year of Dr. Matthews' leadership in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, will provide support of PM&R Scholarship through visiting professor lectures, workshops, and national presentations. This year also inaugurates the Dennis J. Matthews, M.D. Lectureship featuring Visiting Professor Michael Boninger, M.D., Professor and Endowed Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Director, UPMC Rehabilitation Institute.
Dennis J. Matthews, M.D., a living legend of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, attended medical school at the University of Colorado and went on to train in Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Minnesota with Dr. Frederic Kottke, one of the founding fathers of the field. In 1997, Dr. Matthews was recruited back to Denver by Dr. Jerome Gersten to be the 4th Chair of the Department.
Dr. Matthews' work with pediatric muscle disease, cerebral palsy, and rehabilitation is internationally known and has identified him as a pioneer in his field. Dr. Matthews' remarkable work with pediatric rehabilitation and practice development has laid the foundation for pediatric subspecialties and the advancement of major medical associations in the field of rehabilitation.
Dr. Matthews is Department Chair and Professor of the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine as well as PPAARDI-in-Chief and Fischahs Chair Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado.
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Patient's services include physical therapy, medication, spinal injections or surgery, or any combination of these treatments. A collaborative and multi-disciplinary approach among orthopaedic surgeons, physiatrists, physical/occupational therapists, psychologists, integrative medicine, and anesthesiologists fits within the model first espoused by Dr. Gersten.
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Founded in 1946, The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is one of the oldest departments of PM&R in the United States. The first chairman was Dr. Harold Dinken, who was also the first physiatrist in Colorado. He quickly expanded the department and accepted Dr. George Twombly as the first resident in PM&R in 1947. That same year, Dr. Carl Hoffman was recruited as the first Director of PM&R at the Denver VA Hospital. Dr Dinken went on to establish the Rehabilitation program at General Rose Hospital.
Having joined the faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1949, Dr. Jerome W. Gersten became Chairman in 1957. Under Dr. Gersten's leadership, the Department expanded tremendously in clinical service, education and research. Dr. Gersten was one of the first, true "academic physiatrists".
He conducted basic science research on the use and effects of physical agents; muscle and nerve function; effects of stress on muscle function; cardiopulmonary rehabilitation; electromyography; and the delivery of rehabilitation health services. The Department was a nationally recognized Research and Training Center in cardiac rehabilitation. Dr. Gersten was a visionary expanding the concept of the Rehabilitation Team.
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Credit markets on course for 'classic' rebound
The re-pricing of credit risk that has swept like âwildfireâ through the capital markets since June should begin to stabilize over the next month as the markets rebound, according to analysts at Lehman Brothers.
In research report last week, Lehman analysts wrote the correction has moved to the "overdone side" and that based on long-term capital market history its speed across all asset classes and geographies "reduces it fuel for further momentum".
This, they wrote, combined with aggressive intervention by central banks, especially the Federal Reserve in the US and European Central Bank, should mean the "credit risk wildfire" will begin to subside over the next month even if the summer lull and other factors prolong market-wide volatility.
Jack Malvey, head of global fixed income strategy at Lehman Brothers in New York, said: "Like a bolt of lightning igniting a wildfire, the flames of this correction have rapidly spread, often in an unpredictable manner to areas heretofore viewed as impervious to combustion, and have engulfed broad segments of the markets."
However, Malvey countered that systematic credit corrections are always overdone and the extension of this "credit risk reset" through equities, foreign exchange, emerging markets and commercial paper "suggests the coming stabilization".
He added that it looked like a "classic fall rebound cycle".
Capital markets have suffered a torrent of volatility over the last few months as investor sentiment has been severely rattled amid mounting fears over the true extent of the of the fallout from the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the US.
The tumult, which began in mid-June, has been sustained by a flow of negative news stemming from the implosion of two Bear Stearns' internal hedge funds to concerns over buyout debt financing worth $300bn (€222bn) yet to be completed.
However, Malvey said that just as a wildfire constantly needs new fuel to sustain its burn rates, a credit market correction also requires new disclosures and unaffected assets to maintain its "risk premium expansion".
He said: "Based on our long study of credit market corrections, we judge this summer of 2007 credit event to be moving into its past-peak state. It's not over, but the reaction to actual underlying fundamentals in the US housing market seems extreme and overdone, in our opinion."
Lehman Brothers said there are still plenty of upcoming, unsettling "disclosures" worth of speculation and volatility, not least hundred of billions of dollars worth of bridge loans that banks have been unable to sell-down.
But on the whole, and although another two to six weeks of market choppiness are expected, "we remain highly confident in a forthcoming stabilization and a classic rebound cycle" to start sometime between mid-September and mid-October, Malvey said.


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Milwaukee lesbian couple challenge Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban
April 16, 2014
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AtomicIsBack - Apr 16, 2014 4:21 PM - Report AbuseKatherine and Linda should be congratulated and celebrated for their efforts to right this wrong. True Americans! Give 'em hell ladies!Hide replies
Mike Capitalist - Apr 16, 2014 4:44 PM - Report Abuse
billy ball - Apr 16, 2014 10:05 PM - Report Abuse
Billy - are you saying you support the right of all those you listed to marry? If not, you're still the bigger bigot by your own definition, because you oppose all of those PLUS consenting, monogamous homosexuals. Really kind of makes your argument sound petty and ridiculous, which isn't hard, because your argument is petty and ridiculous.
This is how the devil uses his tactics that tell Gay's and Lesbian's to tell the court justices and the people that they just want to love each other and be equal and be married. And that those Christians are just haters and bigots, prejudice people who try and use God as means to their justification for condemning us. The Gays/Lesbians will not stop people. It doesn't just stop by getting marriage approved. They are battles in court in Tennessee where one of the mothers claims she is the "Father" and in Australia they made it where you can use the words "Non-Specific" for Gender. There is already a day called "Silent Day" which was on April 11, 2014 where children and teachers are told to say nothing ! And, listen to some gay person tell these children that boys kissing boys and girls kissing girls is ok. BRAINWASHING!! You should have seen those SAD/CONFUSED poor children's faces. They will be holding hands and kissing each other at the restaurants and all public places. They will NEVER stop will keep pursuing until all your minds have been changed forever. Your sons and daughters will be experimenting with the same sex. Love Songs will be written of love between the same sex. "I kissed a girl and I liked it". There are already song out there condemning the Christian for not accepting the Gay life style. If I say anything at work. I get fired. If I say I am against it I am predjudice. If I follow my Christian beliefs and choose not to make a Gay Wedding Cake or take Photography Pictures, or refuse to deliver flowers , the government SHUTS me down and they say to HELL with religion.
If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it.
If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth.
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.
If you repeat a lie long enough, it becomes truth.
If you repeat a lie many times, people are bound to start believing it.
Portland, Oregon An Oregon bakery stands by its decision to deny a cake for a same-sex wedding.
The owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa tell KATU-TV that their religious beliefs have not changed after Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries determined the Portland-area bakery violated the civil rights of a same-sex couple. Owner Aaron Klein says it almost seems as if the state is hostile toward Christian
Another note for all you people who think you are being so kind to let Gays and Lesbians get married. There's another new wave coming from the teenagers and singing groups of Japan that's starting to be the nations craze of Cross Dressing and is the next coolest thing Girls who are dressed as boys and boys dressed like girls and I am telling you. You cannot tell the difference forget the Adams Apple theory. That's why God said for women not to wear men's clothing. Hey, you don't have to say male or female anymore. For God made both Non-Specific and Non-Specific Genders. Just wait, when your kids are in Sex Education at school when the teacher says it's ok for people of the same sex to have sex together what are you going to do? Well, you have to support it or you and your children will be called homophobic, racists, bigots, haters of man-kind ...worst of all they might call you a Christian oh no..Your children will be outcasted because they are not like other kids and there will be dares for kids to have sex with the same kids and your kids will be made fun of for thinking Hetrosexual is normal and children will be sharing the same bathrooms because by claiming Non-Specific Genders ..What's in a name Mother, Father ,Boy , Girl it's all the same right? I'm telling you that as long as they are being funded Millions and Millions of dollars there will be no end to this perversion.
Australia's highest court has officially admitted the existence of a third "non-specific" gender, putting an end to years of legal battle for sexual equality by the activist, Norrie.
From now on, not everyone on the koala continent will be forced to identify themselves as a man or woman when dealing with officials, and could describe themselves as gender neutral.
"The High Court... recognizes that a person may be neither male nor female, and so permits the registration of a person's sex as 'non-specific'," the judicial body said in a unanimous judgment.
So, I guess we will all become "Gender Neutral" there will no more applications or specific restrooms or dressing rooms or lines of clothing or King and Queen prom nights. The end is coming and its coming fast boys and girls. I mean Non-Specific and Gender Neutral.. Oh my God, look where this country is headed. There are none so blind as those that won't see and none so deaf that won't hear.
Oh yea !! Come on everybody to Atlanta...All Christians Welcome !!!!!!!
Atlanta Pride Festival
October 11-12, 2014
Piedmont Park
Atlanta Pride Festival - the largest LGBT festival in the Southeast - returns to Piedmont Park each October following National Coming Out Day. Celebrate diversity and community during this two-day Atlanta gay, lesbian and transgender extravaganza that includes live entertainment, cultural exhibits, famed Pride parade and the Pride Marketplace featuring over 200 vendor booths, as well as tons of restaurant and bar promotions.
Other events taking place during Pride Festival Weekend are the Pride Car and Motorcycle Show and Dyke March. And wrap up the weekend with the Atlanta Pride Parade, a lavish march through the heart of the city, filled with gorgeous costumes, music and more!
CommentsToday - Apr 17, 2014 7:49 PM - Report Abuse
Go Katherine and Linda. Sad that people have to go to court for their rights but they will eventually when, ala the 60's civil rights movement. Go get 'em!Hide replies
Oh, are poor children. For they are the greatest in the kingdom of God. Thank you Mr. Obama and all the judges in all 50 states for destroying Christianity and encouraging this perversion and destroying our children's minds. Teaching them that it is "Normal" for boys to be having sex with boys and girl having sex with girls. How shameful and sinful.
There will be a judgment day. God will judge the judges and all who encourage this perversion for God gave them unto a "Reprobate" mind for they are stiffed neck and evil is in their hearts.
Matthew 18:6
Authorized (King James) Version
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the seaHide replies
JesusHusseinChrist - Apr 16, 2014 4:39 PM - Report Abuse
Mike Capitalist - Apr 16, 2014 4:44 PM - Report Abuse
How appropriate: haste makes waste. Read Roman chapter 1. It's the same bible you quote with your "judge not." It's what the left always does, quote what supports theirv view. You are no longer a "christian" because you never were. As to noose fittings? Well, it was the democrats who were pro-slavery and had to be forced to vote for the Civilt Rights Act of 1964.
Shystr: how exactly are homosexuals being prevented from being together? They can be together all they want, whether they're able to be married or not. Also, stop quoting the Old Testament, if you knew the Bible well at all or talked with biblical scholars you would understand that those references have been fulfilled by Christ and essentially are meaningless today.
How does it "destroy Christianity" to allow other Americans the freedom to be with those they love? I'm sure it's not your thing. But how does it effect YOU?
People who are committed to one another might want the chance to visit each other in the hospital, to be covered by their partner's health insurance, to have a union recognized by society. To inherit from each other.
Yes, you can point to Biblical verses. But we have that "No establishment of religion" clause in the First Amendment, don't we?
And, although the Bible has many beautiful and inspirational texts, there ARE sections that openly approve of slavery, and mandate that people not eat pork, and not eat meat with dairy, etc. Yet MANY Christians eat bacon, ham and pizza. It's clear not EVERY biblical rule is actively followed today, right? Even by the strictest and most devout.
And you do understand that not every American feels as you do, right? Does one's religious beliefs allow them to dictate to others, who don't share the same faith?
Mano Tiki Tia - Apr 16, 2014 5:26 PM - Report Abuse
You care nothing of what God says, in fact none of you believe in God. The devil knows the bible better than you and uses it against you to as you quote the bible inherently wrong. The law of God means NOTHING to any of you. You are SELFISH and Do not honor the Lord thy God. I appreciate everyones disgusting comments. You won't sound so wise on judgment day in the white throne room. The 1st is to love The Lord Thy God with all thy heart , with all thy soul, with all thy mind and all thy strength. If you think you are gay/lesbian then repent (turn away) from your sin. Don't embrace it , parade around joyfully and enjoy your selfishness and teach the children of this country this disgusting sinfulness.
hastings301 - Apr 16, 2014 5:34 PM - Report AbuseYour kind of "Christian" is an abomination. I know plenty of Christians who live by the word of Christ, who only want the best for their neighbor. YOU are sick and disgusting. God and Jesus would never be pleased with your mentality. Judge not, lest ye be judged, right? Where do you want to go for a noose fitting?
(BTW, I'm no longer a Christian because of hypocrites like you.)
RepsAreGreedy - Apr 16, 2014 6:06 PM - Report Abuse
CommentsToday - Apr 16, 2014 6:25 PM - Report AbuseHobo - you could say both sides pick and choose what to follow and quote from the Bible.
There are a whole slew of things they Bible says you shouldn't do (e.g., wear clothes of two different fibers) yet when you point it out to the hypocrites, they say, "well, that's the Old Testament, it doesn't count."
And give it up on the whole "it was the Democrats who were pro slavery."
Again - ignoring the actual facts of the case - those Democrats are the Republicans of today. The parties switched back in the 60s.
(what was that about picking and choosing????)
Look it up. Knowledge is a wonderful thing.
The 1st commandment is to love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all the thy soul , with all thy mind and all thy strength. The 2nd and fulfillment of the commandments is to love thy neighbor as thyself. Adhere to the 1st commandment and I will then adhere to the 2nd commandment.
The Christian Servent is not stronger than his master (Jesus). The Jewish leaders have Crucified the Lamb who did no harm in this world and yet died for ALL of our sins the Jew and Gentile alike.. He was slain not only because he was equal with God the Father, but because he was "RIGHT" - "RIGHTEOUS" and the leaders and sinners of this world could NOT stand it anymore and sought to seek his death. Just as you call the Christians - Bigots, Racists, Haters of Gays/Lesbians. Tomorrow is Good Friday. He came to seek and save those who were lost. You don't even know your lost even if I tell you. We are all beggars, this is true. Jesus has paid the ultimate price for our sins with his death and resurrection on the 3rd day (Easter Morning). Accept Jesus into your heart and he will change you forever. Do Not and he will say I never you, you sinners of inequity.
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
Mike Capitalist - Apr 16, 2014 4:42 PM - Report AbuseI'd say Milwaukee County and the State of Wisconsin are infringing on the religious liberty and freedom of these two individuals who wish to marry.
Why would Scott Walker attack their religious liberty and freedom is what I want to know?Hide replies
Yo, Mikey C: Why do gays, lesbians and people like you attack the religous liberty and freedom of those who don't support gayness and their "happiness." Think Mozilla CEO. The gay Al Kaeda cost him his job, and if they had their way, the gay Al Kaeda would destroy ANYONE and any business which doesn't support them. That's why the leftist are always trying to get voting rolls released, so they can harass and destroy them. They are bullies who need to be stopped by any means necessary.
So if you do something that offends my religious views, then my religious views TRUMP your personal freedoms and your right to make choices in your own life?
I get to dictate to you, and you have to live your life within the standards set by MY religion, and not yours?
Is THAT how it works?
It is about time challenges Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage. Then again it is a shame that same-sex marriage was banned in Wisconsin in the first place.
It really is silly to think that somehow gay marriage will somehow ruin the traditional institution of marriage. Gay marriage is also not going to destroy any world religions or a young child's mind. However, teaching a child bigotry will probably negatively impact their world.Hide replies
hastings301 - Apr 16, 2014 5:37 PM - Report AbuseAgreed. "Traditional institution?" We've all heard the stories how Brittany Spears was married for 55 hours, how Larry King and Elizabeth has/have had 8 marriages each, that people can end their marriages over the phone. Gays and lesbians have had to fight for even a small right to a "civil union", do you think they're going to take that for granted like so many straight people do? Gay people aren't going to make unwanted babies, either, and some of the gay and lesbian families I know have the strongest families I've ever seen.
Beth, you go ahead and teach your children that men and women are the exact same beings and have no differences, that men having sex with men or women with women is the same as a man and a woman doing so. Go ahead, make them a science experiment. If you want to be honest, though, you'll also teach them the CDC statistics showing how gay male sex results in ridiculously higher rates of STDS and HIV/AIDS than heterosexuals, and you'll also share with them the research that shows children raised by gay families are more likely to be in poverty, be unemployed, be in depression, etc.
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Tyrell Track Master - Apr 16, 2014 4:46 PM - Report AbuseGlad to see this happening and I hope this helps Wisconsin move FORWARD!Hide replies
Absolutely agree with those approving this effort.
That said, I think their forum should have been U.S. District Court, NOT the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Wis. S. Ct. has a 4-3 conservative majority, and the conservatives are VERY MUCH an "activist" bunch when it comes to conservative causes. They will point to the fact that there's an amendment to the Wisconsin State Constitution, passed by a referendum just a few years ago, banning same-sex marriage.
By contrast, federal district court is a more promising forum on this issue. The U.S. Supreme Court only months ago threw out Proposition 8 (from California) and the Defense of Marriage Act, both intended to bar same-sex marriages. Federal district courts throughout the country (even Texas & Oklahoma!) are relying on the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to declare that bans on same-sex marriage violate the requirement of "equal protection under the law".
I applaud their courage. Just wonder at the tactical choice of the Wis. S. Ct.Hide replies
I'm not a lawyer, but I think they can. I don't know if the Robb v Connolly decision is still current law, but it states: "Upon the State courts, equally with the courts of the Union, rests the obligation to guard, enforce, and protect every right granted or secured by the Constitution of the United States."


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The Obama administration's relentless assault on the Second Amendment continues as the State Department implements a new rule which catches American hunters and sport shooters in a web of bureaucratic red-tape when traveling outside the United States. Coming close on the heels of the withdrawn BATFE ammo ban we reported on last week, an unmistakable pattern of abuse is beginning to emerge, suggesting Obama's last two years could prove the most challenging period in history for America's gun owners.
Exporting firearms and ammunition from the U.S. normally requires a license--from the State Department for rifles, handguns, and rifle or handgun ammunition, and from the Commerce Department for shotguns and shotshells. But for many years, the State Department's International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR) have allowed Americans to temporarily export up to three non-automatic firearms and up to 1,000 rounds of ammunition without a permit, as long as the firearms were declared and presented to a Customs officer. This was done by bringing the firearms to a Customs office at some point before the trip and completing Customs Form 4457--a form that can be completed for any personal property and that is normally used to prove that the traveler owned the property before going abroad, thus protecting the traveler from paying import duties on items already owned. The traveler would retain the form and present it upon reentry if needed.
But a 2012 State Department rule change added an important new requirement that the traveler declare rifles or handguns "upon each departure" by presenting documentation generated through the Commerce Department's "Automated Export System" (AES)--an online reporting tool designed for use by businesses. (Non-"combat" shotguns are not regulated by the State Department, so the AES requirement does not apply to temporary shotgun exports.) The rule change was buried in a Federal Register notice aimed at authorizing the temporary export of gas masks by government employees and contractors.
Fortunately, the change was never enforced—until now. In postings on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) website and in internal ICE documents obtained by NRA-ILA, ICE makes clear that it has begun enforcing the rule change. Form 4457 may no longer be used for firearms, and electronic declarations will be the norm.
However, ICE's internal documents implicitly acknowledge that individuals are currently unable to use the AES because the system requires entry of an Employer Identification Number. Those numbers are normally only obtained by businesses, and the Internal Revenue Service says they should only be used for tax purposes.
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The NRA, along with other groups representing hunters and sport shooters, are working on an emergency rule change to solve these problems. If necessary, the NRA will also pursue shorter-term administrative changes to prevent immediate headaches, and will also consider the potential need for a long-term solution through federal legislation.
In anticipation of the need for a legislative fix, NRA members are urged to contact their U.S. Representative and Senators and voice their opposition to the State Department's new implementation scheme. American law-abiding gun owners traveling to hunt or shoot competitively are not "exporters" under any reasonable understanding of what that term is intended to mean.
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April 10, 2013
DANIEL REARDON ET AL. PLAINTIFFS,v.ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC., DEFENDANT.
Plaintiffs, husband and wife Daniel Reardon and Anita Heriot Reardon, bring this products liability action against defendant, Illinois Tool Works, Inc. ("ITW"), based on allegations that Mr. Reardon was injured while attempting to assemble an ITW-manufactured product. Plaintiffs bring design defect and warning defect claims, and Mrs. Heriot Reardon brings a claim for loss of consortium. Before me is ITW's motion to exclude plaintiffs' proposed expert, Gary Sheesley, P.E., from testifying. ITW has also moved for summary judgment on all of plaintiffs' claims; some of its arguments for summary judgment are predicated on the exclusion of the expert testimony, and some of its arguments are independent of exclusion. For the reasons set forth below, I will deny both ITW's motion to exclude and its motion for summary judgment.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Mr. Reardon was working with a framing nailer manufactured by ITW. (Reardon Dep. 64; Def.'s Mot. Summ. J. Ex. 2.) The nailer is powered by a battery and a hydrocarbon fuel cell. The fuel cell has a chamber-within-a-chamber design. In the outer chamber there is pressurized gas and in the inner chamber there is liquified propane. In order to operate the nailer, a metering valve must be installed on top of the fuel cell so that the proper amount of fuel is discharged into the combustion chamber of the nailer. (Def.'s Mot. Summ. J. Ex. 2.) The metering valve is installed by manually pressing two tongs on the bottom of the valve into grooves notched in the top of the fuel cell. (Sheesley Dep. 155-56; Opp'n Mot. to Exclude Ex. G.)
When Mr. Reardon attempted to "seat" the metering valve on the fuel cell, he was able to insert only one tong before the valve got stuck. At this point, he could neither complete installation nor remove the valve completely, and gas was discharging from the fuel cell. As a result of the botched installation, Mr. Reardon suffered a pneumatic injection of high-pressure gas into the skin under his right thumbnail. (Reardon Dep. 90, 124-131.)
As a result of this incident, plaintiffs brought suit against ITW. Plaintiffs retained Sheesley as an expert to inspect the incident fuel cell and other exemplar cells. Sheesley will testify as follows, based on his reports and deposition. The fuel cell was defectively designed because it could accidentally release high-pressure gas when users attempt to attach the metering valve. Mr. Reardon incurred his injury while attempting to attach the metering valve according to the provided instructions. There were no warnings to inform users that gas could be released at hazardously high pressures. He will further testify that an alternative design that is economically and technically feasible could have eliminated the possibility of such hazardous release, or else ITW could have sold fuel cells preassembled with the metering valve. Finally, he will opine that Mr. Reardon was using the fuel cell in the intended manner and was in no way responsible for his accident.
ITW moved to exclude Sheesley's testimony as unreliable and, in conjunction, moved for summary judgment. I held a hearing on its motion to exclude on March 6, 2013. Both parties assume that Pennsylvania substantive law applies, and I agree. See Klein v. Council of Chemical Ass'ns, 587 F. Supp. 213, 220 n.2 (E.D. Pa. 1984). Thus I apply the Restatement (Third) of Torts. See, e.g., Sikkelee v. Precision Airmotive Corp., No. 12--8081, 2012 WL 5077571 (3d Cir. Oct. 17, 2012) (confirming its prediction that when confronted with the issue, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will adopt the Restatement (Third) in product liability actions).*fn1 The Restatement (Third) recognizes three broad theories of liability: manufacturing defect, design defect, and warning defect. Restatement (Third) of Torts: Prod. Liab. § 2 (1998). Only the latter two theories are implicated here. (Def.'s Mot. Summ. J. at 9; Pl.'s Mem. Law Opp'n Mot. Summ. J. at 6.) So while the complaint speaks in terms of the "traditional doctrinal categories" of strict liability, negligence, and breach of warranty, see id. cmt. n, I will construe it as asserting claims for defective design and defective warnings.
II. Discussion
A. Legal Standard
1. Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony
The admissibility of expert testimony is governed by Federal Rule of Evidence 702. As the Third Circuit has explained, the Federal Rules of Evidence "embody a strong and undeniable preference for admitting any evidence which has the potential for assisting the trier of fact," and Rule 702 "has a liberal policy of admissibility." Kannankeril v. Terminix Int'l, Inc., 128 F.3d 802, 806 (3d Cir. 1997). Yet Rule 702 does place some constraints on the admission of expert testimony: "(1) the proffered witness must be an expert; (2) the expert must testify about matters requiring scientific, technical or specialized knowledge; and (3) the expert's testimony must assist the trier of fact." Id. (citing In re Paoli R.R. Yard PCB Litig., 35 F.3d 717, 741-42 (3d Cir. 1994). "In interpreting this second requirement, we have concluded that an expert's testimony is admissible so long as the process or technique the expert used in formulating the opinion is reliable." Id. (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 589 (1993) ("[T]he trial judge must ensure that any and all scientific testimony or evidence admitted is not only relevant, but reliable.").
The reliability inquiry is flexible and may include (but is not limited to) factors such as "whether a method consists of a testable hypothesis" or "whether the method has been subject to peer review." Pineda v. Ford Motor Co., 520 F.3d 237, 247 (3d Cir. 2008). Not all factors listed in Daubert are applicable to every case, and the inquiry must be tailored to the facts at hand. See id. at 248.
2. Summary Judgment
Summary judgment is appropriate when "the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). "Facts that could alter the outcome are 'material,' and disputes are 'genuine' if evidence exists from which a rational person could conclude that the position of the person with the burden of proof on the disputed issue is correct." Ideal Dairy Farms, Inc. v. John Labatt, Ltd., 90 F.3d 737, 743 (3d Cir. 1996). "Where the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the nonmoving party, there is no 'genuine issue for trial.'" Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587 (1986) (quoting First Nat'l Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Serv. Co., 391 U.S. 253, 289 (1968)).
B. Application
With regard to the design defect claim,ITW focuses heavily on Sheesley's lack of recordation and fixed methodology asgrounds for excluding his testimony as unreliable. With regard to the warning defect claim, ITW argues that Sheesley cannot render an opinion because he has not tested an alternative warning. It further argues that Sheesley's testimony would be unsupported speculation because he has no experience with the product at issue. I find ITW's arguments unavailing.
Based on Sheesley's deposition and reports, I am convinced that he has
reached his conclusions through a reliable process.*fn2
While Sheesley cannot point to which specific exemplar fuel
cells he has manipulated, this is not a sufficient reason to discount
his explanation that he was able to achieve an accidental gas release
with at least some of the cells. Furthermore, he has drawn on his
experience and knowledge as an engineer, as well as other information
such as OSHA regulations and the accidental gas release that he
replicated, to opine that gas could be released from the fuel cell at
sufficiently high pressure to cause an injection injury.*fn3
While Sheesley has not formally designed an alternative fuel cell and
metering valve, he can reliably opine on the feasibility of an alternative design. First,
ITW already markets a differently designed fuel cell with a screw-on
metering valve, which largely reduces the risk of injection injury.
(Sheesley Dep. 174-76.) Second, Sheesley's proposed alternatives are
relatively straightforward; his suggestions include a design in which
the metering valve is installed at the factory, such that there is no
need for the installation procedure that caused the injury.*fn4
(Id. 177-78.)
Meanwhile, Pineda makes clear that testing of alternative warnings is not necessary for Sheesley to testify on the warning defect claim; an engineer can opine on the necessity of a warning based on "specialized, rather than generalized, experience" in the area. See id. at 248. The parties do not join issue on whether Sheesley is qualified to offer expert opinion on the warning. Under the liberal standard set forth in Pineda, he would appear to qualify even though he is not a "warnings expert." Engineers who understand the mechanics and risks of the devices at issue can opine that proper warnings are necessary because "a proper warning is also a solution to an engineering problem." See 520 F.3d at 245.
The issue is not the exact wording or layout of the warning, which might necessitate a warnings expert, because "the foundation of [the] claim is that no warning or instruction existed at all." Id. at 245 n.12. The warnings appearing on the fuel cell and in the nailer manual failed to communicate the risk of injury from high pressure gas emitting from the cell. That is, there is no warning specific to the risk encountered by the plaintiff-high pressure gas release from the fuel cell causing injury from the gas itself. While Sheesley has not specifically dealt with metering valves for finishing-nailer fuel cells, he has worked with pressurized equipment and he has designed metering valves. (Sheesley Dep. 56-66.)This gives him enough "specialized" experience to opine on the hazards of the fuel cell.
Thus, I find that the method Sheesley followed in formulating his opinions is reliable and his testimony will assist the jury in determining the material facts in dispute. Defendant can, of course, challenge his expert testimony through cross-examination and by proffering its own expert to present contrary evidence.
Because I find that the proffered expert testimony satisfies the reliability prong of Rule 702, most of ITW's arguments for summary judgment are rendered moot.*fn5 However, ITW does argue that the warning defect claim must fail independent of Sheesley's testimony because the risk of injury by pneumatic injection was not reasonably foreseeable. I find that plaintiffs have adduced enough evidence-primarily, the pressurized design of the cell-to create a genuine dispute as to whether ITW should have foreseen this particular risk. Of course, any evidence that might establish the minimal likelihood of such an occurrence can be considered at trial.*fn6
III. Conclusion
For the reasons set forth above, I will deny ITW's motion to exclude plaintiffs' expert testimony and its motion for summary judgment. An appropriate order follows.
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