14 Cited authorities

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

    477 U.S. 317 (1986)   Cited 220,228 times   41 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"
  2. Allison v. McGhan Medical

    184 F.3d 1300 (11th Cir. 1999)   Cited 837 times
    Holding that a district court did not abuse its discretion by excluding testimony based in part on four unreliable epidemiological studies that were "in direct contrast to over twenty other epidemiological studies"
  3. Rink v. Cheminova, Inc.

    400 F.3d 1286 (11th Cir. 2005)   Cited 577 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding transposition of temperature data from one site where chemicals were stored to another based on conjecture storage conditions were similar and sites were all in same basic latitudinal range lacked the "intellectual rigor" required by Daubert
  4. McClain v. Metabolife Intern., Inc.

    401 F.3d 1233 (11th Cir. 2005)   Cited 448 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the district court erroneously admitted expert testimony that a weight-loss supplement caused the plaintiff's medical problems
  5. Zivojinovich v. Barner

    525 F.3d 1059 (11th Cir. 2008)   Cited 207 times
    Holding that "using an uncomfortable hold" on "an uncooperative and potentially belligerent suspect is not unreasonable"
  6. Christopher v. Cutter Laboratories

    53 F.3d 1184 (11th Cir. 1995)   Cited 122 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding prejudice because a properly objected-to instruction, which the court found erroneous because it reflected an incorrect legal standard, instructed the jury on an issue at the heart of the defense's case, and the plaintiff's closing argument emphasized the incorrect legal standard
  7. Hendrix v. Evenflo Co., Inc.

    255 F.R.D. 568 (N.D. Fla. 2009)   Cited 78 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding expert was qualified to opine as to whether, "from a biomechanics standpoint," the plaintiff's injuries were "consistent with those expected from an exploding airbag" but finding the expert was "not qualified to offer medical causation testimony"
  8. Beale v. Biomet, Inc.

    492 F. Supp. 2d 1360 (S.D. Fla. 2007)   Cited 63 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding learned intermediary doctrine applies to prescription medical devices as well as prescription drugs
  9. Jones v. Utica Mut. Ins. Co.

    463 So. 2d 1153 (Fla. 1985)   Cited 91 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Affirming trial court's directed verdict for plaintiff who was struck by a wagon being pulled by a dog chasing after another dog
  10. Johnson v. Fleet Finance, Inc.

    4 F.3d 946 (11th Cir. 1993)   Cited 58 times

    Nos. 92-8352, 92-8621. October 19, 1993. Larry Ira Smith, James Marion Thompson, Thompson Smith, P.C., Thomas Reuben Burnside, Jr., Harry Duff Revell, James Barnard Wall, Burnside Wall Daniel Ellison, Stephen Eugene Shepard, Augusta, GA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Donald A. Loft, Walter Rhett Tanner, Gregory R. Hanthorn, Jones Day Reavis Pogue, Atlanta, GA, William Augustus Trotter, III, Robert C. Hagler, Benjamin F. McElreath, Augusta, GA, Hugh W. Gibert, Arnall, Golden Gregory, William S. Duffey