The Seventh Circuit recently held that a lower court was correct to preclude a proposed causation expert from testifying for the plaintiffs in a suit
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MDL Court Rejects Plaintiffs’ New Causation Experts
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The MDL judge in the Denture Cream Products coordinated litigation has rejected all of plaintiffs’ general causation experts. See In re Denture Cream …
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Expert Engineering Testimony Improperly Admitted
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A case from last week reminds us of the importance of appellate review of expert witness admissibility decisions, and the potential impact of junk sci…
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Each and Every Exposure Opinion Rejected
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Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort
A federal court recently excluded the specific causation opinions of a plaintiff’s expert who asserted the defendant was liable in an asbestos case un…
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Long-standing Case Arising from Hurricane Rejected
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Readers know we don’t have the resources here to update every case we post on, but here is an update on a case we posted about nearly six years ago. S…
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Appeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Cart Manufacturer
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The Second Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment for a golf cart maker who challenged plaintiff’s expert opinion in a design defect suit by a…
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Failure of General Causation Proof Leads to Summary Judgment in Chemical Case
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The Ohio appeals court ruled recently that a plaintiff could not pursue her chemical exposure toxic tort suit since her sole general causation expert’…
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Florida Adopts Daubert Test
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Last month, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed into law legislation (H.B. 7015) concerning the qualifications of expert witnesses and replacing the th…
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Daubert Decision to Watch in Ninth Circuit
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Here’s one to watch. The Ninth Circuit last week said it will rehear the case of a paper mill employee whose $9.4 million mesothelioma verdict was vac…
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Ninth Circuit Vacates Asbestos Verdict on Daubert Basis
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The Ninth Circuit earlier this month vacated a $9 million award for a plaintiff who allegedly contracted mesothelioma working for decades at a paper m…
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