Legal Opinion
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 25, 2001No. 98 CV 3287(JBW)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
I. Introduction
Defendants proffer the factual findings of a judge of the Quebec Superior Court to impeach one of plaintiffs experts. In a non-jury trial raising factual issues similar to the instant one the judge denigrated the conclusions of the expert. Plaintiffs motion to exclude is granted. The evidence is inappropriate.
II. Facts
The allegations — fraud of defendants in denying smoking caused disease, leading to increased costs to the plaintiff — have already been described. See, e.g., Blue Cross v. Philip Morris, 113 F.Supp.2d 345…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- In re Japanese Electronic Products Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Marvin P. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by22 opinions
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