· 8/15/2006
Levin v. Dalva Brothers, Inc.
Citations
- 459 F.3d 68
- 70 Fed. R. Serv. 1025
- 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 20838
- 2006 WL 2348547
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that “a district court acts properly by excluding opinions that are beyond the witness's expertise”
- explaining that “Rule 702 has been interpreted liberally in favor of the admission of expert testimony”
- stating that the point at which a party must raise a choice-of-law argument is “based on [each] case's own facts and equities”
- explaining that a court may reject a late-filed choice-of-law motion based on “the case’s own facts and equities”
- noting that “[e]xpert testimony on industry standards is common fare in civil litigation” (collecting cases)
- noting that “[g]enerally, an expert may not offer an opinion concerning a legal question” but that “[e]xpert testimony on industry standards is common fare in civil litigation”
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Judges: Selya, Lipez, Howard
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