Westberry v. Gislaved Gummi AB

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a reliable differential diagnosis alone provides valid foundation for causation opinion, even when no epidemiological studies, peer-reviewed published studies, animal studies, or laboratory data are offered in support of the opinion
• holding that a reliable differential diagnosis alone provides valid foundation for causation opinion, even when no epidemiological studies, peer-reviewed published studies, animal studies, or laboratory data are offered in support of the opinion
• holding that a reliable differential diagnosis alone provides valid foundation for causation opinion, even when no epidemiological studies, peer-reviewed published studies, animal studies, or laboratory data are offered in support of the opinion
• holding that a reliable differential diagnosis alone may provide a valid foundation for a causation opinion, even when no epidemiological studies, peer — reviewed published studies, animal studies, or laboratory data are offered in support of the opinion
• holding an expert must provide some explanation of why other potential causes were not the sole cause
• stating that differential diagnosis “has widespread acceptance in the medical community, has been subject to peer review, and does not frequently lead to incorrect results”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

265 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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  Eleventh Circuit· 2004-10-15· cited 1,229×
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  Supreme Court· 2011-03-22· cited 1,056×
• United States v. Brian A. Moreland, United States of America v. Brian A. Moreland
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-02-22· cited 576×
• Robinson v. Equifax Information Services, LLC
  Fourth Circuit· 2009-03-16· cited 505×
• Schafersman v. Agland Coop.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2001-07-20· cited 492×
• Rink v. Cheminova, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2005-02-24· cited 374×
• Fred Lauzon v. Senco Products, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2001-10-26· cited 374×
• Guevara v. Ferrer
  Texas Supreme Court· 2007-08-31· cited 347×
• Transcontinental Insurance Co. v. Crump
  Texas Supreme Court· 2010-08-27· cited 266×
• Cooper v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-07-09· cited 260×
• Christian v. Gray
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 2003-02-24· cited 250×
• Casey v. Geek Squad® Subsidiary Best Buy Stores, L.P.
  D. Maryland· 2011-11-10· cited 206×
• United States v. Johnson
  Fourth Circuit· 2010-08-16· cited 201×
• Best v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2009-04-16· cited 200×
• Hollander v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp.
  Tenth Circuit· 2002-05-10· cited 198×
• PBM PRODUCTS, LLC v. Mead Johnson & Co.
  Fourth Circuit· 2011-04-20· cited 191×
• United States v. Hammoud
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-09-08· cited 191×
• Clausen v. M/V New Carissa
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-08-12· cited 190×
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-09-18· cited 186×
• Gregory Johnson v. Arkema, Incorporated
  Fifth Circuit· 2012-06-20· cited 176×

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×
• Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
  Supreme Court· 1999-03-23· cited 8,651×
• General Electric Co. v. Joiner
  Supreme Court· 1997-12-15· cited 4,535×
• Koon v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1996-06-13· cited 3,761×
• Moore v. Ashland Chemical Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-09-16· cited 919×
• John W. Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New York Corporation and Volkswagenwerk, A. G., a Foreign Corporation, Wolfsburg, Western Germany
  Fourth Circuit· 1977-08-15· cited 820×
• Carol Heller v. Shaw Industries, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1999-02-03· cited 435×
• Walter Mixon Allen, Jr., Mattie Gayle Allen, Barry Lane Allen v. Pennsylvania Engineering Corp., American Sterilizer Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-12-31· cited 387×
• Geraldine McCULLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. H.B. FULLER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1995-07-27· cited 373×
• Charles Kannankeril v. Terminix International, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1997-12-12· cited 373×
• Mitchell v. Gencorp Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1999-01-07· cited 216×
• Teresa Ambrosini v. Jorge Labarraque and the Upjohn Company
  D.C. Circuit· 1996-12-06· cited 210×
• Charlotte KENNEDY and Robert Kennedy, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COLLAGEN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-12-07· cited 186×
• United States v. Douglas Fred Dorsey
  Fourth Circuit· 1995-01-18· cited 174×
• Wright v. Willamette Industries, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-09-19· cited 152×
• Black v. Food Lion, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-03-30· cited 151×
• Zuchowicz v. United States
  Second Circuit· 1998-03-20· cited 150×
• Cavallo v. Star Enterprise
  E.D. Virginia· 1995-07-10· cited 89×
• United States v. Anthony D. Barber, United States of America v. David L. Hodge, Jr.
  Fourth Circuit· 1997-07-14· cited 75×
• Donald Raynor, Sr. v. Merrell Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  D.C. Circuit· 1997-01-21· cited 64×