Legal Opinion
Balkar Dhillon v. Crown Controls Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 23, 2001No. 00-1955PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
The standards for the admission of expert testimony established in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993), are not extremely rigid. Yet they are not toothless, as this case shows. The Daubert requirements ensure that expert testimony is based on reliable knowledge and methodology. When, as in this case, an expert has not engaged in any type of testing of his offered “alternative design,” it is not an abuse of discretion for the district court to refuse to allow such testimony. Accordingly, we affirm the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- General Electric Co. v. JoinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Mark A. Smith v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Daniel J. LeichtnamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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