Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
509 U.S. 579 (1993) Cited 26,294 times 225 Legal AnalysesHolding that a trial judge must ensure that all admitted expert testimony "is not only relevant, but reliable"
Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
526 U.S. 137 (1999) Cited 12,615 times 28 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Daubert gatekeeping standard applies not only to "scientific testimony" but also to "all expert testimony"
General Electric Co. v. Joiner
522 U.S. 136 (1997) Cited 4,863 times 41 Legal AnalysesHolding that under the abuse of discretion standard the appellate court will not reverse unless the ruling is manifestly erroneous
Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano
563 U.S. 2011 (2011) Cited 1,338 times 57 Legal AnalysesHolding that plaintiffs had adequately pled a Rule 10b–5 claim—where defendant had disputed the sufficiency of the allegations with respect to the elements of scienter and materiality—by alleging that defendant had forestalled a stock price drop by making affirmative statements confirming the market's impression that defendant's leading product was safe, despite defendant's awareness of evidence suggesting a significant risk that the nasal spray led to loss of sense of smell; when the risk was finally (belatedly) disclosed, the stock price plummeted
In re Paoli R.R. Yard PCB Litigation
35 F.3d 717 (3d Cir. 1994) Cited 2,110 times 8 Legal AnalysesHolding an expert's testimony unreliable because he did not consider alternative causes
Schneider ex Rel. Estate of Schneider v. Fried
320 F.3d 396 (3d Cir. 2003) Cited 705 timesHolding that Rule 6(b) "clearly forbids a district court from extending" the period in Rule 59(b)
Pineda v. Ford Motor Co.
520 F.3d 237 (3d Cir. 2008) Cited 585 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that an engineer with an expertise in glass could testify as to the issue of safety warnings, despite the fact that he was not experienced in the design of automobile rear liftgates (the type of glass at issue) or in the drafting of service manual instructions
Heller v. Shaw Industries, Inc.
167 F.3d 146 (3d Cir. 1999) Cited 696 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that lack of causation evidence absent expert testimony is a proper ground for summary judgment
Ruiz-Troche v. Pepsi Cola of Puerto Rico
161 F.3d 77 (1st Cir. 1998) Cited 467 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that when a trial court excluded evidence on a mistaken basis, "[t]he choice of remedies (including whether to require a new trial or merely remand for further findings) [was] ours," and remanding for a new trial even though further findings might have justified excluding the proffered evidence on other grounds
U.S. v. Mitchell
365 F.3d 215 (3d Cir. 2004) Cited 303 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that a district court may dispense with a Daubert hearing entirely if no novel challenge is raised to the admissibility of latent fingerprint identification evidence
Rule 702 - Testimony by Expert Witnesses
Fed. R. Evid. 702 Cited 26,670 times 255 Legal AnalysesAdopting the Daubert standard
Section 1407 - Multidistrict litigation
28 U.S.C. § 1407 Cited 7,055 times 105 Legal AnalysesAuthorizing consolidation of pretrial proceedings for related cases filed in multiple federal districts