Carmichael v. Samyang Tire, Inc.

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we determine whether the Supreme Court’s Daubert 1 criteria for admission of scientific evidence should apply to testimony from a tire failure expert. In granting summary judgment against plaintiff-appellants, the district court relied on Daubert to exclude testimony from plaintiff-appellants’ expert. Plaintiff-appellants, however, argue that the district court should not have applied Daubert because their expert’s proffered testimony is not “scientific.” We REVERSE.

I. BACKGROUND

On July 6, 1993, plaintiff-appellants, eight members of the Carmichael family…