· 12/9/1988
Abraham Loudermill and Joyce Loudermill v. The Dow Chemical Company v. M-P Construction Company, Inc.
Citations
- 863 F.2d 566
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 16617
- 1988 WL 130210
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- holding district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting expert testimony challenged by defendant as being \insufficiently supported by facts\
- witness who was not a medical doctor but who had other substantial scientific training held competent to testify as to the cause of plaintiff’s cirrhosis of the liver
- expert opinion lacking objective factual support cannot help jury and thus is inadmissible under Rule 702
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Judges: Gibson, Wollman, Beam
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