Dufrene v. Willingham’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “Whether or not witnesses, expert or otherwise, are permitted to testify is within the trial judge's discretion. Only when this discretion is abused is such a decision reversal on appeal. See Buxton v. Evans, 478 So.2d 736 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1985), writs denied at 479 So.2d 921 (La.1985), and other cases with similar holdings. Here, we cannot say the trial judge abused his discretion, inasmuch as his pretrial order was not complied with.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 786 So. 2d 142 - Reed v. Columbia/HCA Information Systems, Inc.

2. “Just like in the quantum area, there is for sure a large amount of uncertainty in the allocation of fault. Our Coco ( Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc., 341 So.2d 332 (La. 1977)) decision pointed out that the ultimate determination by an appellate court as to whether a given judge or jury abused their”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 798 So. 2d 285 - Leaman v. Continental Cas. Co.