7th Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment For Lawnmower Maker, Allows Expert Testimony

( January 26, 2026, 11:39 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A trial court did not consider opinions by an expert witness hired by a woman who was injured in a riding lawnmower accident who opined that an independent brake could have prevented the accident, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled, reversing summary judgment for the lawnmower manufacturer and remanding the case....