The Sixth Circuit last week vacated one of the rare plaintiff verdicts in the welding rod litigation. Tamraz v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al., 2010 WL
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Causation Expert Opinions Excluded in Toxic Tort Case
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A federal judge has issued an opinion explaining her Daubert and summary judgment rulings in a case brought by a consumer who alleged he contracted lu…
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General Causation Opinion Excluded by Eleventh Circuit in Autism Case
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The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a judgment for defendant Evenflo Co. in a suit by a plaintiff who had alleged that the car seat manufacturer wa…
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Fifth Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Plaintiff’s Causation Experts
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A federal appeals court recently affirmed a judgment for the maker of a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease in litigation alleging that the drug ca…
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State Court Affirms Exclusion of Expert Evidence in Accutane Case
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A New Jersey appellate court recently affirmed a trial court’s decision that an Accutane plaintiff’s expert’s study must be excluded as unreliable. Se…
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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Expert Testimony on General Causation
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The 11th Circuit has affirmed a trial court’s exclusion of key expert causation proof in a suit against the manufacturer of Remicade, finding th…
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