Rochkind v. Stevenson

Opinion by

Adkins, J.

We have often said that when it comes to expert testimony, trial court judges protect juries from “junk science” and other unsupported scientific conclusions. But in the complex field of behavioral disorders, the task of determining whether causation testimony rests on sound science is fraught with potential pitfalls. This case presents the question of whether studies concluding that lead exposure causes various attention problems constitute a sufficient factual basis for an expert’s testimony that lead caused the plaintiffs Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder…