Legal Opinion
Saia v. Sears Roebuck and Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 27, 1999No. CIV.A. 98-30034-KPNPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM WITH REGARD TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LI-MINE TO EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY OF STAN SMITH ON THE ISSUE OF HEDONIC DAMAGES (Docket No. 29)
NEIMAN, United States Magistrate Judge.
Defendants Sears Roebuck and Co., Inc. and Escalade Sports, Inc. (“Defendants”), have moved to exclude the testimony of Plaintiffs Frank R. Saia and Diane Saia’s expert witness, Stan V. Smith, Ph.D. (“Dr. Smith”), on the issue of hedonic damages, i.e., the “loss of enjoyment of life.” Defendants claim that the proffered testimony is not admissible as scientific or technical evidence under Daubert v. Merrell Dow…
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