126 F. Supp. 2d 1090 - Downs v. Perstorp Components, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636
Relies on Erie Co v. Tompkins · Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al. · Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc. · Greening v. Moran
Most-quoted passages
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“[f]ailure to establish even one of these criteria ... is usually fatal to the proposition that exposure to a specific chemical caused a specific medical condition”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“expert opinions are based upon nothing more than conjecture, speculation, and litigation animus,” and that the expert”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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