Legal Opinion

Buttaccio v. American Premier Underwriters, Inc.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 16, 2017No. 1602 EDA 2016PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

FITZGERALD, J.:

Appellants, American Premier Underwriters, Inc. (“Penn Central”), Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”), and CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSX”) (collectively referred to as “Appellants” or “the railroads”), appeal from a judgment of $597,000.00 entered in favor of Appellee, Mike Buttaccio, in this personal injury action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. Appellants argue that the trial court abused its discretion by denying their motion to exclude the testimony of Appellee’s liability expert on the ground that his methoclol-ogy…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. Grady v. Frito-Lay, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. TopaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Parr, J. v. Ford Motor CompanySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  4. Anderson, W. v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
  5. Constructural Dynamics v. Thomas P. Carney, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022

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