Thomas v. West Bend Co.

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

• approving the trial court’s conclusion with respect to the proffered expert witness that “[n]either his exemplary qualifications, nor his extensive experience, nor the soundness of his methodology is sufficient to overcome the novelty of his scientific advance.”
• whenever science enters the courtroom it is critical that those persons most qualified to assess the general validity of a scientific method will have a determinative voice
• “Frye applies to scientific evidence itself, not merely to the methodology underlying such evidence.”
• no studies proving low voltage electric shock can cause cardiomyopathy
• no studies proving low voltage electric shock can cause cardiomyopathy

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Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Trach v. Fellin
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-02-11· cited 97×
• Haney v. Pagnanelli
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-07-14· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Davies
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-11-14· cited 9×
• Masgai v. Franklin
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-11-14· cited 7×
• Riccio v. S&T Contractors
  Chester County Court of Common Pleas· 2001-06-22· cited 5×
• Wetzel v. Shaffer
  Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas· 2005-10-18· cited 1×
• Bielski v. Brabender
  Alleghany County Court of Common Pleas· 2001-01-23
• Callum v. Scott
  Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas· 2002-06-05
• Commonwealth v. Hausman
  Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas· 2002-05-22
• Export Boxing & Crating Inc. v. Tech Met
  Alleghany County Court of Common Pleas· 2003-03-06

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-28· cited 21,376×
• Frye v. United States
  D.C. Circuit· 1923-12-03· cited 4,204×
• In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation
  Third Circuit· 1994-10-17· cited 1,409×
• Geraldine McCULLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. H.B. FULLER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1995-07-27· cited 373×
• Commonwealth v. Topa
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-02-28· cited 215×
• Commonwealth v. Dunkle
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-01-22· cited 162×
• United States v. Roland Addison, United States of America v. Albert Henry Raymond
  D.C. Circuit· 1974-06-06· cited 143×
• Commonwealth v. Nazarovitch
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-10-29· cited 141×
• Kachina Plywood, Inc. v. Hurt
  Supreme Court· 1995-02-27· cited 127×
• Commonwealth v. Crews
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-04-21· cited 125×
• Commonwealth v. Zook
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-06-17· cited 102×
• Dang Vang Yia Moua Yang Xiong Maichao Vang v. Vang Xiong X. Toyed, Individually and in His Capacity as Refugee Counselor
  Ninth Circuit· 1991-09-05· cited 86×
• Commonwealth v. Blasioli
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-06-16· cited 79×
• Lappe v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
  N.D. New York· 1994-07-15· cited 77×
• Hrinkevich v. Hrinkevich
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-04-11· cited 67×
• United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Keith Wayne Quinn, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-03-17· cited 63×
• Blum Ex Rel. Blum v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-12-29· cited 54×
• D'Ardenne Ex Rel. D'Ardenne v. Strawbridge & Clothier, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-05-12· cited 45×
• Staub v. Toy Factory, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-03-23· cited 36×
• Rogers v. Oregon
  Supreme Court· 1993-03-08· cited 36×

Other cases named Thomas v. West Bend Co.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Thomas v. West Bend Co.
  Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 2000-02-17