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· 7/26/1984

Nancy Deitchman, Paula Renfroe, and Dr. Arthur L. Herbst, Witness-Appellee v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.

Citations

  • 740 F.2d 556
  • 39 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 573
  • 15 Fed. R. Serv. 1938
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 20142

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \a judge abuses his discretion when his decision is based on an erroneous conclusion of law\
  • scientific study by non-party; defendant permitted discovery of factual material only, not material reflecting researcher’s ideas or stating his yet unpublished conclusions
  • “a judge abuses his discretion when his decision is based on an erroneous conclusion of law”
  • denial of access to data of scientific study would effectively preclude defendant drug manufacturer from engaging in any meaningful cross-examination of plaintiff's experts’ opinions which are based on the study
  • “Generally, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allow broad discovery . . . .”

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Judges: Wood, Cudahy, Nichols

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