Estate of Thompson ex rel. Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING THE PARTIES’ PRETRIAL MOTIONS

MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge.

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I. INTRODUCTION.......................................................1120

A. Factual Background.................................................1120

B. Procedural Background.............................................1121

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.....................................................1123

A. Standards For Pretrial Evidentiary Challenges.......................1123

1. Rule 104 And Preliminary Questions Of Admissibility..............1123

2. Relevance and prejudice…