Ranes v. Adams Laboratories, Inc.

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• noting that generally a 11 bare analogy to case reports to the injuries alleged in a particular case is “unreliable”
• explaining that while it is analytically helpful to think in terms of general and specific causation in toxic torts cases, both are aspects' of factual causation and are not necessarily separately required elements
• noting the court’s obligation to assess reliability of the expert opinion by examining the principles and methodology, rather than the conclusions the expert might offer
• discussing district courts’ “well-recognized role as guardians of the integrity of expert evidence” by evaluating the “witness’s qualifications and the reliability of the witness’s opinion” as part of the court’s gatekeeping function
• discussing district courts’ “well-recognized role as guardians of the integrity of expert evidence” by evaluating the “witness’s qualifications and the reliability of the witness’s opinion” as part of the court’s gatekeeping function
• excluding from discussion evidentiary facts proposed by plaintiff outside the record

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