Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1996No. 94-20806PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.
Appellants assert claims for personal injuries and property damage as a result of exposure to chemicals at two superfund sites. The district court struck the testimony of four of Plaintiffs’ expert witnesses because Plaintiffs failed to comply with the court’s discovery orders, held the testimony of two experts inadmissible under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993), and granted Defendant’s summary judgment. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Appellants are part of an original group of Plaintiffs that first filed suit in Avalos, et…
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