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· 8/9/1989

Dennis Hurst and Joyce Hurst v. United States of America and Don Hight

Citations

  • 882 F.2d 306
  • 20 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20104
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 11727
  • 1989 WL 88610

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that requirement to “immediately” act 20 creates nondiscretionary duty as to when to act
  • “Any weaknesses in the factual underpinnings of [the expert’s] opinion go to the weight and credibility of his testimony, not to its admissibility.”
  • “Any weaknesses in the factual underpinnings of [the expert’s] opinion go to the weight and credibility of his testimony, not to its admissibility.”
  • “Any weaknesses in the factual underpinnings of [the expert’s] opinion go to the weight and credibility of his testimony, not to its admissibility.”
  • “Any weaknesses in the factual underpinnings of [the expert’s] opinion go to the weight and credibility of his testimony, not to its admissibility.”
  • “A trial court should exclude an expert opinion only if it is so fundamentally unsupported that it cannot help the factfinder.”

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Judges: Arnold, Bright, Fagg

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