Meister, Brenda G. v. Medical Engineering

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

Brenda Meister opted out of the omnibus settlement in the silicone breast implant products liability litigation and pursued her claims in federal court in the District of Columbia. She now appeals the grant of judgment as a matter of law, or a new trial, on the ground that the district court overlooked a substantial portion of her scientific evidence and otherwise mis-characterized that evidence, thereby im-permissibly usurping the role of the jury. We hold that the district court properly applied Daubert v. Merrell Dow…