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· 6/14/1935

Knoell v. Frisco Lease, Inc.

Citations

  • 78 F.2d 286
  • 1935 U.S. App. LEXIS 3707

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  • holding that plaintiff need not exclude every other possible cause of illness
  • noting that no studies had been done on the effects of Danocrine at the dosage in question
  • holding one doctor's differential diagnosis alone, plus temporal proximity of overdose and illness, sufficiently supported causation fact finding
  • affirming the admissibility of an expert whose \conclusion was based on the temporal relationship between the overdose and the start of disease and the differential etiology method of excluding other possible causes.\
  • affirming the admissibility of an expert whose “conclusion was based on the temporal relationship between the overdose and the start of disease and the differential etiology method of excluding other possible causes.”
  • affirming the trial court’s decision to allow a medical expert testify about a causation based solely on differential diagnosis

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Judges: Phillips

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