Legal Opinion
Jules R. Viterbo, Et Ux, (Patricia Viterbo) v. The Dow Chemical Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1987No. 86-2806PublishedCited by 525 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this case today we consider the question whether it is so if an expert says it is so. Although the plaintiffs expert here said it was so, the district court excluded the expert’s opinion and granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant, 646 F.Supp. 1420 (E.D.Tex.1986). We uphold the district court because the plaintiff’s expert brought to court little more than his credentials and a subjective opinion.
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From April to September 1981, Jules Viterbo used Tordon 10K, a pesticide manufactured by Dow Chemical Company (Dow), to eliminate tallow trees on a 700…
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