Campbell-Perfilio v. PennDot

NEALON, J.,

Two defendants in this products liability litigation have filed motions to preclude the testimony of the plaintiff’s experts on the grounds that it is based upon novel scientific evidence which is not generally accepted by the professional engineering community. The materials submitted for review under Pa.R.C.R 207.1(a) indicate that the relevant scientific community generally recognizes as acceptable the testing and methodology used by the plaintiff’s experts to formulate their opinions. Thus, the defense motions to bar the testimony of the plaintiff’s experts will be denied.

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