Legal Opinion
Brown v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 31, 1994No. Nos. 92-1995 thru 92-1997, 92-1999 thru 92-2011, 92-2014 and 92-2016PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION 782
II. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 734
III. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT COURT 737
IV. WAS THE IN LIMINE HEARING TAINTED BY UNFAIR PROCEDURES? 738
A. Inadequate Opportunity to Depose Defense Experts 738
B. Exclusion of Opinion of Experts for Whom No. 26(b)(4) Statements Were Filed 739
V. LEGAL STANDARDS FOR THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT OPINION 741
A. Rule 702 741
1. Qualifications 741
2. Reliability 742
3. Fit 742
4. The roles of judge and jury: how high a threshold for reliability? 743
5. Confusion — Rules 702 and 403 746
6. Procedural concerns regarding…
2Cases cited92 opinions
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- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
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