Vaughn v. Konecranes, Inc.

Filing 131

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER: GRANTING Konecranes' 97 MOTION in Limine To Exclude Reference To Insurance At Trial; the parties may not offer evidence, arguments or statement to the jury re insurance coverage; parties' additional motions is limine remain pending & will be addressed by a separate order. Signed by Judge Danny C. Reeves on 3/30/15.(KJR)cc: COR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
CENTRAL DIVISION
(at Lexington)
GEORGE VINCENT VAUGHN,
Plaintiff,
V.
KONECRANES, INC.,
Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff
V.
DEMAG CRANES AND COMPONENTS
CORP.; HETRONIC USA, INC.; and
CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL OF
AMERICA, INC.,
Third Party Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 5: 14-136-DCR

MEMORANDUM OPINION
AND ORDER

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Defendant Konecranes, Inc. has filed a motion which seeks to prevent the parties
from offering evidence of the defendant’s insurance coverage under Rule 411 of the Federal
Rules of Evidence. [Record No. 97] According to Konecranes, evidence of insurance
coverage would prejudice its case and is irrelevant to the ultimate issues to be resolved. In
response, the plaintiff states that he does not intend to offer such evidence or argument
during trial and further requests that evidence of worker’s compensation insurance be
similarly excluded. [Record No. 114] Being sufficiently, it is hereby
ORDERED that the defendant’s motion in limine regarding liability insurance
[Record No. 97] is GRANTED. During the trial of this action, the parties may not offer

evidence, arguments, or statements to the jury regarding insurance coverage. The parties’
additional motions in limine remain pending and will be addressed by a separate Order.
This 30th day of March, 2015.