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· 12/15/1961

Haynes v. Cochran

Citations

  • 136 So. 2d 350

How courts have described this case

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  • indicating that prior to ruling upon a motion for summary judgment, the trial court can, in its discretion, deem expert testimony inadmissible
  • stating that an expert’s opinion must be supported by “reference to facts, testimony or empirical data[;]” the expert’s testimony cannot be based on “mere personal belief”
  • affirming the grant of summary judgment because the expert had failed to establish causation through the application of a “coherent scientific or technical methodology”

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