Bocanegra v. Vicmar Services, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding district court erred in finding expert’s testimony unhelpful regarding effect of marijuana on cognitive functions because it would have aided jury despite lack of testimony concerning its impact upon defendant
• stating that evidentiary rulings are reviewed under the harmless error standard
• allowing an expert to opine on general principles regarding effects of marijuana on the ability to operate a motor vehicle
• allowing expert testimony based on an accepted scientific study in the field that, when viewed in conjunction with the expert’s personal training and experience on the subject, formed a reliable opinion
• “A trial court abuses its discretion when its ruling is based on an erroneous view of the law . . . .”
• “[E]xpert testimony must be relevant . . . in the sense that the expert’s proposed opinion would assist the trier of fact to understand or determine a fact in issue.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

57 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Knight v. Kirby Inland Marine Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2007-04-05· cited 625×
• Triple Tee Golf, Inc. v. Nike, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2007-04-17· cited 407×
• Burleson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
  Fifth Circuit· 2004-12-09· cited 314×
• Paz v. Brush Engineered Materials, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2009-01-14· cited 195×
• Gregory Johnson v. Arkema, Incorporated
  Fifth Circuit· 2012-06-20· cited 176×
• Michael Baisden v. I'm Ready Productions, Inc., et
  Fifth Circuit· 2012-08-31· cited 151×
• United States v. Yanez Sosa
  Fifth Circuit· 2008-01-04· cited 142×
• Elzie Ball v. James LeBlanc
  Fifth Circuit· 2015-07-08· cited 138×
• N. Cypress Med. Ctr. Operating Co. v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2018-07-31· cited 137×
• United States v. Ragsdale
  Fifth Circuit· 2005-09-27· cited 119×
• Franklin v. Blackmore
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-12-22· cited 116×
• John Brown v. Natl Railroad Passenger Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 2013-01-28· cited 115×
• Carlson v. Bioremedi Therapeutic Systems, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2016-05-16· cited 98×
• Henry Sims, Jr. v. Kia Motors of America, I
  Fifth Circuit· 2016-10-05· cited 75×
• M. D. Ex Rel. Stukenberg v. Abbott
  Fifth Circuit· 2018-10-18· cited 73×
• United States v. Harms
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-03-06· cited 72×
• United States v. MacEo Simmons, Cross-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-11-21· cited 70×
• Weiser-Brown Operating Co. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance
  Fifth Circuit· 2015-09-16· cited 67×
• David Bailey v. Bryan Collier
  Fifth Circuit· 2017-08-18· cited 61×
• G.H. Leidenheimer Baking Co. v. Sharp
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-02-08· cited 40×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-28· cited 21,376×
• Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
  Supreme Court· 1999-03-23· cited 8,651×
• Moore v. Ashland Chemical Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-09-16· cited 919×
• Ruiz-Troche v. Pepsi Cola of Puerto Rico Bottling Co.
  First Circuit· 1998-12-01· cited 366×
• Yolanda and Terrence Ballou, Etc., Lula Mae Leblanc, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Henri Studios, Inc., Cross-Appellees
  Fifth Circuit· 1981-09-25· cited 94×
• Resolution Trust Corporation, in Its Corporate Capacity v. H.R. \Bum\ Bright, Hopkins & Sutter, Peter F. Lovato III and Thomas D. Graber
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-12-07· cited 53×
• Gustavson v. Gaynor
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1985-12-16· cited 26×
• State v. Ritchie
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1991-12-12· cited 22×
• Great Plains Equipment, Inc. v. Koch Gathering Systems, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-02-24· cited 16×
• Fowler v. New York City Department of Sanitation
  S.D. New York· 1989-01-30· cited 13×
• Donald v. Triple S Well Service, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-03-12· cited 11×
• Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 1279 v. Cambria County Transit Authority
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 1988-07-22· cited 8×
• State v. Ritchie
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1990-01-24· cited 5×
• Holloman v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
  N.D. Ohio· 1990-04-17· cited 2×