Legal Opinion
Burton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided January 11, 2002No. 94-2202-JWLPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.
Defendants filed a motion to exclude the testimony of four of the plaintiffs experts: Dr. David Burns, Dr. Pamela Harris, Dr. Neil Grunberg and Dr. David Cossman (Doc. 465). The court denies the motion in its entirety.
• Standards
Federal Rule of Evidence 702 provides that an expert qualified “by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education” may testify about “scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge” if it “will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue” and if “(1) the testimony is…
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- Carol Heller v. Shaw Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Ralston v. Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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