· 5/2/2014
City of Pomona v. Sqm North America Corporation
Citations
- 750 F.3d 1036
- 2014 WL 1724505
- 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 8308
How courts have described this case
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- holding that courts should not exclude expert opinions ″merely because they are impeachable″ (quoting Alaska Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Avis Budget Grp., Inc., 738 F.3d 960, 969 (9th Cir. 2013))
- ruling that when an expert’s application of a reasonable methodology was merely “shaky,” it should not have been excluded, but rather admitted and subjected to attack by cross-examina- tion and contrary evidence
- stating that, under Daubert, “[t]he judge is supposed to screen the jury from unreliable nonsense opinions, but not exclude opinions merely because they are impeachable”
- noting that 19 “[s]haky but admissible evidence is to be attacked by cross examination, contrary evidence, and 20 attention to the burden of proof, not exclusion” (quotation omitted)
- stating that courts should not exclude expert opinions ″merely because they are impeachable″ (quoting Alaska Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Avis Budget Grp., Inc., 738 F.3d 960, 969 (9th Cir. 2013))
- stating that under Daubert, “[t]he judge is supposed 17 to screen the jury from unreliable nonsense opinions, but not exclude opinions merely because 18 they are impeachable” (internal quotations omitted)
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Judges: Pregerson, Tallman, Simon
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