Legal Opinion

MOTOROLA INC. v. MICHAEL PATRICK MURRAY

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 20, 2016No. 14-CV-1350PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Concurring opinion by Associate Judge EASTERLY at page 759.

*752Fisher, Associate Judge:

For decades this court has used the Dyas/Frye test1 to govern the admissibility of expert testimony. We now are sitting en banc to consider whether we should abandon that test in favor of the standards embodied in Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. For the reasons explained below, we adopt Rule 702.2

I. The Factual and Procedural Background

The plaintiffs in these thirteen cases have sued numerous cell phone manufacturers, service providers, and trade associations, alleging that long-term exposure to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. General Electric Co. v. JoinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  5. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. In re Accutane Litig.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2018
  2. Rochkind v. StevensonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2020
  3. Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. State v. SharpeAlaska Supreme Court · 2019
  5. In re Amendments to the Florida Evidence CodeSupreme Court of Florida · 2017

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