11 Cited authorities

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
509 U.S. 579 (1993) Cited 26,433 times 228 Legal Analyses
Holding that a trial judge must ensure that all admitted expert testimony "is not only relevant, but reliable"
Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
327 U.S. 251 (1946) Cited 980 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that when the plaintiff cannot prove his damages by precise computation, the jury "may make a just and reasonable estimate of the damage based on relevant data, and render its verdict accordingly"
Microstrategy Inc. v. Business Objects, S.A
429 F.3d 1344 (Fed. Cir. 2005) Cited 146 times
Holding that "this court reviews a district court's evidentiary rulings under the law of the regional circuit"
U.S. Football League v. Natl. Football League
842 F.2d 1335 (2d Cir. 1988) Cited 198 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the damages awarded must be traced to some degree to unlawful acts" (citing MCI Commc'n , 708 F.2d at 1161 )
ID Security Systems Canada, Inc. v. Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
249 F. Supp. 2d 622 (E.D. Pa. 2003) Cited 56 times
Holding that the alleged co-conspirators must share the intent that would-be-monopolist obtain a monopoly
City of Vernon v. Southern Cal. Edison Co.
955 F.2d 1361 (9th Cir. 1992) Cited 77 times
Affirming the district court's grant of summary judgment based on the "serious flaws in the only damage study could be proffered to the jury" which placed the plaintiff "in the position of having no proper proof of damages at all"
Ayers v. Robinson
887 F. Supp. 1049 (N.D. Ill. 1995) Cited 45 times
Holding that Dr. Smith's hedonic damages proof fails to survive Daubert analysis
Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. Philip Morris
141 F. Supp. 2d 320 (E.D.N.Y. 2001) Cited 27 times
Finding that "[w]hile a trial court should prevent outside judicial decisions from clouding jury findings, it may consider them itself in deciding whether an expert's proposed testimony is sufficiently reliable to permit it under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence."
Stokes v. John Deere Seeding Grp.
No. 4:12-cv-04054-SLD-JAG (C.D. Ill. Feb. 21, 2014) Cited 6 times
Excluding VSL opinions after extensive discussion
Rule 702 - Testimony by Expert Witnesses
Fed. R. Evid. 702 Cited 26,819 times 259 Legal Analyses
Adopting the Daubert standard
Rule 703 - Bases of an Expert's Opinion Testimony
Fed. R. Evid. 703 Cited 4,749 times 26 Legal Analyses
Explaining that facts or data of a type upon which experts in the field would reasonably rely in forming an opinion need not be admissible in order for the expert's opinion based on the facts and data to be admitted

Complete Entertainment Resources LLC v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. et al

11 Cited authorities

Holding that a trial judge must ensure that all admitted expert testimony "is not only relevant, but reliable"

Holding that when the plaintiff cannot prove his damages by precise computation, the jury "may make a just and reasonable estimate of the damage based on relevant data, and render its verdict accordingly"

Holding that "this court reviews a district court's evidentiary rulings under the law of the regional circuit"

Holding that "the damages awarded must be traced to some degree to unlawful acts" (citing MCI Commc'n , 708 F.2d at 1161 )

Holding that the alleged co-conspirators must share the intent that would-be-monopolist obtain a monopoly

Affirming the district court's grant of summary judgment based on the "serious flaws in the only damage study could be proffered to the jury" which placed the plaintiff "in the position of having no proper proof of damages at all"

Holding that Dr. Smith's hedonic damages proof fails to survive Daubert analysis

Finding that "[w]hile a trial court should prevent outside judicial decisions from clouding jury findings, it may consider them itself in deciding whether an expert's proposed testimony is sufficiently reliable to permit it under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence."

Excluding VSL opinions after extensive discussion

Adopting the Daubert standard

Explaining that facts or data of a type upon which experts in the field would reasonably rely in forming an opinion need not be admissible in order for the expert's opinion based on the facts and data to be admitted