Eighth Circuit: Leslie Grussing v. Orthopedic and Sports Medicine

No error in trial court's refusal to allow questioning of an expert on a line of inquiry that had been established by another witness.

In a diversity action, federal law governs the review of counsel statements in closing arguments.

Given curative instruction, deft counsel's mis-characterization of the burden of proof was not plainly injurious.

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