Butler v. Union Carbide Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “[a] defendant may obtain summary judgment by showing that there is no evidence sufficient to create a jury issue on at least one essential element of plaintiff’s case”
• noting that “[a] defendant may obtain summary judgment by showing that there is no evidence sufficient to create a jury issue on at least one essential element of plaintiff’s case”
• reviewing trial court’s exclusion of expert testimony for abuse of discretion before reviewing whether summary judgment was proper under de novo standard of review
• awarding summary judgment for the defendant because the plaintiff did not provide reliable expert testimony that his exposure to defendant’s product contributed to the development of his mesothelioma
• “Dr. Maddox’s 'any exposure' theory is, at most, scientifically-grounded speculation: an untested and potentially untestable hypothesis.”
• “Causation is an essential element of a toxic tort case, and proof of causation in such cases generally requires reliable expert testimony.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).