Legal Opinion
Rink v. Cheminova, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 2005No. 04-10160PublishedCited by 357 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the products liability and toxic trespass claims of nine individuals who allege they were exposed to a virulent substance used as a pesticide in Florida. The district court granted summary judgment to the manufacturer of the substance and its related entities following the court’s exclusion of expert testimony under the principles of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993). Because the district court properly executed its gatekeeping function under Daubert, we find no abuse of discretion in…
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