Legal Opinion
Bullock v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided May 11, 2015No. Case No. 4:13-CV-37 (CDL)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CLAY D. LAND, Chief Judge.
In Virgil’s ancient epic poem The Aeneid, Diomede advises the Latians to avoid war based on his personal experience. Virgil uses the phrase experto credite (“believe the expert”) in the original version to explain why Diomede should be believed.1
Like many product liability actions, liability in this case depends on which parties’ experts are believed. Since the days of Virgil, particularly in the federal courts, some have grown skeptical of those who base their expertise on their own personal experience. Many modern day lawyers and judges would scoff at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- General Electric Co. v. JoinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- United States v. Richard Junior FrazierCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In re Delta/Airtran Baggage Fee Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2017
- In re Delta/Airtran Baggage Fee Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2016
- Bullock v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.District Court, M.D. Georgia · 2016
- Edwards v. Deere & Company, Inc.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2019
- Kidwell v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2021
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