Legal Opinion
Tamraz v. Lincoln Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 8, 2010No. 08-4015, 08-4016PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J., joined by Reeves, D.J.,
MARTIN, J. (pp. 678-85), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this case is the often-elusive line between admissible opinion and inadmissible speculation under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993). Several manufacturers of welding supplies appeal a $20.5 million jury verdict based on a doctor’s testimony that their products triggered “manganese-induced parkinsonism” in a welder who used them. Because the district court exceeded its discretion…
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