{"id":4102,"date":"2014-08-21T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2019-10-17T10:53:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T10:53:19","slug":"u-s-court-appeals-7th-circuit-affirmed-dismissal-third-party-counterclaim-involved-electrocution-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-7th-circuit-affirmed-dismissal-third-party-counterclaim-involved-electrocution-case\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit Has Affirmed Dismissal of Third Party Counterclaim Involved in an Electrocution Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamesacorp.com\/en\/\">Gamesa Technology Corp.<\/a> entered into a contract with Minnesota-based <a href=\"http:\/\/outlandenergy.com\/\">Outland Renewable Energy<\/a> to provide maintenance for Gamesa\u2019s wind turbines. Iberdrola Renewables Inc. runs the Gamesa-made turbines at the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Streator_Cayuga_Ridge_South_Wind_Farm\">Cayuga Wind Farm<\/a> located in Livingston County, Ill.<\/p>\n<p>While servicing a Cayuga turbine, one of Outland\u2019s employees, Aaron McCoy, was electrocuted when the turbine unexpectedly re-energized. McCoy filed a personal injury lawsuit in state court against Iberdrola Renewables and Gamesa. The case was removed from state court to federal court on diversity of citizenship grounds. Iberdrola Renewables impleaded Outland Renewable Energy LLC, claiming indemnification based on the contract and the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2041&amp;ChapterID=57\"> Illinois Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Outland then filed 22 counterclaims, which included indemnification raising federal and state anti-trust claims and other state law claims. Outland was not successful in seeking a preliminary injunction against Gamesa\u2019s allegedly unfair competitive practices.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-7th-circuit-affirmed-dismissal-third-party-counterclaim-involved-electrocution-case\/#more-4102\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gamesa Technology Corp. entered into a contract with Minnesota-based Outland Renewable Energy to provide maintenance for Gamesa\u2019s wind turbines. Iberdrola Renewables Inc. runs the Gamesa-made turbines at the Cayuga Wind Farm located in Livingston County, Ill. While servicing a Cayuga turbine, one of Outland\u2019s employees, Aaron McCoy, was electrocuted when the turbine unexpectedly re-energized. 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