253 F. Supp. 2d 801 - Bonesmo v. Nemours Foundation’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
12 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al. · Avia Group International, Inc. v. L.A. Gear California, Inc.
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“[Although [plaintiffs’ expert] states that the risk of deep vein thrombosis should have been decreased by the treatment she proposed, she is uncertain as to the degree. Moreover, she also notes that once deep vein thrombosis develops, the mortality rate among children is high. What is left to question is whether based on reasonable medical probabilities, the introduction of the treatment she recommends would have prevented the development of deep vein thrombosis, and, more importantly, once deep vein thrombosis developed, whether [the child’s] death would have been prevented. As a result, there is a serious question whether [plaintiffs expert’s] opinion adequately addresses proximate cause ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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