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· 8/26/1994

Mariann HOPKINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DOW CORNING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant

Citations

  • 33 F.3d 1116
  • 94 Daily Journal DAR 12016
  • 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6506
  • 40 Fed. R. Serv. 312
  • 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 23097
  • 1994 WL 460325

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  • holding that toxicologist’s causation opinion based on “his review of medical records and Dow studies, and his general scientific knowledge of silicone’s ability to cause immune disorders as established by animal studies and biophysical data”
  • finding that expert was able to testify because opinion was based on medical records, clinical experience, preliminary results from an epidemiological study, and medical literature
  • expert opinion was based on medical records, clinical experience, an 1 epidemiological study, and medical literature
  • “In reviewing an order granting summary 28 judgment, [the Court is] limited to the facts . . . available to the court at the time the motion was made.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Lay, Hug, Schroeder

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