Haglund v. Philip Morris Inc.

Agnes, Peter W., J.

The defendant has moved in limine to exclude the testimony of Dr. William A. Farone, a witness proposed by the plaintiff. Based upon the memoranda of law submitted by the parties and the presentations made during the hearings conducted on December 15-16, 2010, the areas of disagreement between the parties have narrowed. The defendant is opposed to any expert witness testimony by Dr. Farone regarding the process of nicotine extrae*420tion and tobacco flavorant technology on grounds that his proposed testimony is based on speculation and not data that is of the type that…