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Prentice v. Dalco Electric, Inc.

Citations

  • 907 A.2d 1204
  • 280 Conn. 336
  • 2006 Conn. LEXIS 385

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that standard in civil case for determin- ing whether evidentiary ruling was harmful is whether ‘‘ruling [likely] would [have] affect[ed] the result’’ and citing Swenson v. Sawoska, 215 Conn. 148, 153, 575 A.2d 206 (1990
  • trial court's admission of scientific expert opinion testimony without Porter hearing to assess validity of underlying methodology
  • trial court’s admission of scientific expert opinion testimony without Porter hearing to assess validity of underlying methodology
  • trial court’s error ‘‘will result in a new trial only if the ruling was both wrong and harmful’’ (emphasis in original; internal quotation marks omitted)
  • ‘‘We conclude that the testimony in question was scientific evidence that required a validity assessment designed to ensure relia- bility pursuant to our analysis in Porter. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for a new trial.’’
  • ‘‘We conclude that the testimony in question was scientific evidence that required a validity assessment designed to ensure relia- bility pursuant to our analysis in Porter. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for a new trial.’’

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Judges: Borden, Norcott, Katz, Vertefeuille, Sullivan

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