Pennsylvania Daubert Law

David Grasinger v. Caterpillar, Inc.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory. In this personal injury action, Plaintiff David Grasinger ("Grasingerâ€) alleges that he was injured by a spike tooth replacement part for a 336 Excavator which was defectively manufactured by Defendant, Caterpillar Inc. ("Caterpillarâ€) and brings ... More...

$1 (10-04-2023 - PA)

Donna Dinaples v. MRS BPO, LLC

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/James_A._Byrne_United_States_Courthouse.jpg/237px-James_A._Byrne_United_States_Courthouse.jpg"> </center> Five years ago, in Douglass v. Convergent Outsourcing, 765 F.3d 299 (3d Cir. 2014), we held that a debt collector violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1... More...

$0 (08-13-2019 - PA)

Ari Weitzner v. Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.

<center> <h1> <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Alfred&l=Morlan,%20Esq.&i=28591&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps Lawyers Make Money</a> </h1></center> Plaintiffs Dr. Ari Weitzner and his professional corporation, Ari Weitzner M.D. P.C., challenge the Di... More...

$0 (12-03-2018 - PA)

United States of America, ex rel. Donald Palmer v. C&D Technologies, Inc.

In this action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 (2012), Donald Palmer (“Relator”) settled his claim with defendant C&D Technologies, Inc. (“C&D”), thereby entitling Relator to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Id. § 3730(d)(2).1 The parties, however, were unable to reach an agreement on attorneys’ fees. In contesting the fees, both parties adopted unproductive ... More...

$0 (07-22-2018 - PA)

Bill H. Dominguez v. Yahoo, Inc.

Appellant Bill Dominguez sued Yahoo!, Inc., alleging that Yahoo violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)1 by sending him thousands of unsolicited text messages. Dominguez now returns to this Court for the second time appealing the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Yahoo. For the reasons stated below, we will affirm. I. T... More...

$0 (07-03-2018 - PA)

Jaime Gonzalez v. Owens Corning

This appeal involves a putative class action brought by consumers in four states who alleged that Appellees Owens Corning and Owens Corning Sales, LLC (collectively, Owens Corning) sold defective roof shingles and misrepresented the shingles’ expected useful life. Appellants challenge an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denying class certificatio... More...

$0 (03-22-2018 - PA)

In Re: Zoloft (Sertraline Hydrochloride) Product Liability Litigation

This case involves allegations that the anti-depressant drug Zoloft, manufactured by Pfizer, causes cardiac birth defects when taken during early pregnancy. In support of their position, plaintiffs, through a Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC), depended upon the testimony of Dr. Nicholas Jewell, Ph.D. Dr. Jewell used the “Bradford Hill” criteria1 to analyze existing literature on the causa... More...

$0 (06-08-2017 - PA)

Michael Rupert v. Ford Motor Co

Because we write for the parties who are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we provide only the background necessary to our conclusions.3 We review the district court’s decisions regarding the admissibility of expert evidence for abuse of discretion.4 In contrast, we review its grant of summary judgment de novo,5 “applying the same standard”... More...

$0 (01-31-2016 - PA)

Glenn Gates v. Rohm and Haas Company

This is an interlocutory appeal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) from the denial of class certification for medical monitoring and property damage. Plaintiffs aver chemical companies dumped an alleged carcinogen at an industrial complex near their residences. The District Court found individual issues predominated on exposure, causation, and the need for medical monitoring and also found individual iss... More...

$0 (08-25-2011 - PA)

Jose Pineda v. Ford Motor Company

Appellant Jose Pineda is an automobile technician who A Daubert 1 hearing refers to a pretrial hearing where a court determines whether a proffered expert witness's testimony is both relevant and reliable, and thus admissible as evidence, pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993). was injured when the rear liftgate glass of a 2002 ... More...

$0 (04-02-2008 - PA)

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/012456.pdf" target="_new">Betterbox Communications, Ltd. v. BB Technologies, Inc.; Black Box Corporation</a>

This is an appeal in a declaratory judgment action commenced by Betterbox Communications, Ltd. ("Betterbox"), against Black Box Corporation ("Black Box") and a wholly owned subsidiary. Betterbox and Black Box sell competing computer-related products through catalog marketing. In 1995, Betterbox, a British company, applied to the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") ... More...

$0 (08-15-2002 - PA)

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/011196u.pdf" target="_New">Leonard and Paula Nawrocki v. Township of Coolbaugh, et al.</a>

Paula Nawrocki and her husband (the Nawrockis) filed a multi-count complaint making various claims, including malicious prosecution, defamation, loss of consortium, and due process violations against the Township of Coolbaugh, its police department, and the Police Chief, the Pocono Mountain School District, two of the School District officials and one teacher. The District Court grante... More...

$0 (04-08-2002 - PA)

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/993406.txt" target="_new">Oddi v. Ford Motor Company</a>

David Oddi was catastrophically injured in a one-vehicle accident when the truck he was driving struck a guardrail and a bridge abutment. Thereafter, he filed two separate product liability actions in state court. He sued Ford Motor Company, which designed and manufactured the chassis of the truck, and he brought a separate action against Grumman Allied Industries, Inc. (then known as Olson ... More...

$0 (10-13-2000 - PA)

<a href=http://www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Supreme/out/J-190-1999mo.pdf" target="_new">Blum v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</a>

Products Liability Prescription Drug - Bendectin - The Blums alleged that their son Jeffrey Blum was born with a crippling clubbed foot injury due to the ingestion of Bendectin by his mother, Joan Blum, during his fetal gestation. A jury returned a plaintiff's verdict for $19.2 million, including $15 million in punitive damages. On appeal, Superior Court held that it was error for the trial cour... More...

$0 (12-22-2000 - PA)