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· 4/25/1940

Protests 980204-G of F. C. G. Importers, Inc.

Citations

  • 4 Cust. Ct. 456

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that “The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) and the FRE now categorize treating physicians as expert rather than lay witnesses”
  • “[Plaintiff] lacks personal knowledge as to the exact nature of all the substances to which he was exposed or their impact on his health.”
  • “The purpose of a motion in limine is to allow a court to rule on the admissibility of potential evidence in advance of trial.”
  • “[U]nder FELA, when a causal relationship lies within the realm of common knowledge, an expert is not required to testify to it.”
  • plaintiffs own testimony regarding the \exact nature of all substances to which he was exposed or their impact on his health\ is inadmissible because it requires specialized knowledge

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Judges: Dallinger

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