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GAF CORP. v. HARTFORD ACC. AND INDEM

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Mar 10, 1999
178 F.3d 1279 (3d Cir. 1999)

Summary

holding that an expert's opinion was methodologically unreliable because, among other things, it made the "significant error" of aggregating damage measurements that were, in fact, alternatives

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Opinion

No. 98-5073.

Opinion filed March 10, 1999.

Appeal from the D.N.J.


Appeal Dismissed.


Summaries of

GAF CORP. v. HARTFORD ACC. AND INDEM

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Mar 10, 1999
178 F.3d 1279 (3d Cir. 1999)

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Case details for

GAF CORP. v. HARTFORD ACC. AND INDEM

Case Details

Full title:GAF Corp. v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Date published: Mar 10, 1999

Citations

178 F.3d 1279 (3d Cir. 1999)

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