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State Mass Tort Court Rejects General Causation Experts

By Sean Wajert on February 13, 2014
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products

A Pennsylvania state court excluded plaintiffs’ expert testimony offered in coordinated cases alleging a denture adhesive caused personal injuries. Se…
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State Appeals Court Rejects Expert Testimony In Toxic Tort Case

By Sean Wajert on December 12, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently rejected the plaintiff’s expert’s opinion on causation, in an interesting Frye decision. See Snizavich v. …
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State High Court Rejects Mold Expert Opinion

By Sean Wajert on October 16, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

Here’s an interesting expert analysis that arises in the less common Frye context. In Chesson v. Montgomery Mut. Ins. Co., No. 97 (Md., 9/24/13), the …
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Florida Adopts Daubert Test

By Sean Wajert on July 2, 2013
Posted in Articles

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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Observations from Judges on Scientific Evidence

By Sean Wajert on May 2, 2011
Posted in Articles

I spoke last week at a CLE seminar on “Chemical Products Liability and Environmental Litigation.” One of the panels included an array of fed…
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Causation Proof Still Insufficient In Drug Case

By Sean Wajert on November 12, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Drug and Device, Toxic Tort

A while back we posted about an interesting toxic tort case involving important causation issues. See Zandi v. Wyeth, 2009 WL 2151141 (Minn.App.). A M…
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State Court Excludes Plaintiff’s Causation Expert Under Frye Test

By Sean Wajert on August 6, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Drug and Device, Toxic Tort

A Minnesota appeals court recently affirmed summary judgment for defendants in a suit by a woman who alleged hormone replacement drugs caused her brea…
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“Science Day” In Mass Torts

By Sean Wajert on October 20, 2008
Posted in Articles

Many mass torts involve complex medical and scientific issues. Typically, general causation (can the product cause the injury alleged) and/or specific…
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