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Robert Pearlman
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posted 01-07-2004 05:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A judge has decided that Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell cannot testify on behalf of an aircraft parts manufacturer in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by former Gov. Mel Carnahan's family.

Attorneys for Carnahan's family argued that Lovell's testimony was a ploy to prejudice the jury.

Lovell had been expected to testify this week for Cleveland-based Parker Hannifin Corp. Attorney Wayne Taff said Lovell should be allowed to testify because he had flown a plane with Parker Hannifin vacuum pumps for more than 20 years. Lovell had only one pump fail and landed safely.

Continued: http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/2747516/detail.html

Glint
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posted 01-08-2004 01:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Glint   Click Here to Email Glint     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The last sentence of the article says,

"Lovell also could have testified that Parker Hannifin helped rescue the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, Taff said."

So that's the prejudicial info they were afraid would taint the jury? If so, the judge could have simply instructed the jury to disregard it.

[This message has been edited by Glint (edited January 08, 2004).]

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