Primiano v. Cook
598 F.3d 558 (9th Cir. 2010) Cited 757 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding expert physician's opinions admissible based on that physician's use of "knowledge and experience" "against a background of peer-reviewed literature" to evaluate a patient's medical records and imaging studies
City of Pomona v. SQM North America Corp.
750 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 2014) Cited 541 timesHolding that an expert's underlying methodology need not be endorsed by a government agency in order to be reliable
Cooper v. Smith Nephew, Inc.
259 F.3d 194 (4th Cir. 2001) Cited 656 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that an expert's opinion based on a differential diagnosis is generally admissible
Cavallo v. Star Enterprise
100 F.3d 1150 (4th Cir. 1996) Cited 175 timesAffirming a district court's decision to exclude expert testimony and grant summary judgment
Cavallo v. Star Enterprise
892 F. Supp. 756 (E.D. Va. 1995) Cited 91 timesFinding methodology of studies on toxic effects of chemicals sound but misapplied to the case at hand
Cabrera v. Cordis Corporation
134 F.3d 1418 (9th Cir. 1998) Cited 62 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that Blais's opinions were "the antithesis of the scientifically reliable expert opinion admissible under Daubert and Rule 702"
U.S. v. Gonzales
307 F.3d 906 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 50 timesHolding that pay/owe sheets are not hearsay, because they are tools of the trade and not offered to prove the truth of their contents
Calva-Cerqueira v. U.S.
281 F. Supp. 2d 279 (D.D.C. 2003) Cited 15 timesAllowing taxation of guardian ad litem expenses as costs against the nonprevailing government in an FTCA action pursuant to Rule 54(d)