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· 7/5/1990

United States v. Melucci

Citations

  • 739 F. Supp. 79
  • 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8349
  • 1990 WL 91775

How courts have described this case

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

  • collecting cases and holding that witness who was “not an academically trained engineer and has not published articles in peer-reviewed journals” nevertheless was qualified to offer expert testimony based on “his background and experience”
  • “Although plaintiffs assert the design defect claim under theories of strict products liability and negligence, the same prima facie case is required under both theories.”
  • “Although plaintiffs assert the design defect claim under theories of strict products liability and negligence, the same prima facie case is required under both theories.”
  • that an expert “may have neglected to perform some ‘essential’ tests or measurements will go to the weight of his testimony, not its admissibility”

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Judges: Lagueux

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