Legal Opinion
Christophersen v. Allied-Signal Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1990No. 89-1995PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAYLEY, Circuit Judge:
On motion for summary judgment, the district court determined that the opinion of plaintiffs’ expert witness should be excluded because it was unreliable. The exclusion of this evidence left plaintiffs without any support in the record for their contention that Albert Roy Christopher-sen’s exposure to nickel and cadmium caused the cancer that resulted in his death. For that reason the court granted the defendants’ summary judgment motion. Rosemarie Christophersen and Steven Roy Christophersen, the surviving spouse and son of the decedent, seek reversal and argue that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In re Japanese Electronic Products Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Jules R. Viterbo, Et Ux, (Patricia Viterbo) v. The Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Richard Leander Ferebee, Jr. v. Chevron Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Allen Peteet, Ann I. Greenhill, Individually and on Behalf of the Heirs of the Estate of James Edward Greenhill, Deceased v. Dow Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by20 opinions
- Lavespere v. Niagara Machine & Tool Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Christophersen v. Allied-Signal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Rubanick v. Witco Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Gerald S. Slaughter v. Southern Talc Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.