U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Feb. 25, 2013
Judge squelched a qualified expert opinion in product liability case, 9th Circuit panel rules
A judge's role as the "gatekeeper" who controls trial testimony doesn't empower her to squelch qualified expert opinion, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A judge's role as the "gatekeeper" who controls trial testimony doesn't empower her to squelch qualified expert opinion, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has ruled.
The unpublished opinion Thursday reversed U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips of Riverside and lectured her on the limits of judicial clout. Scantlin v. General Electric Co., 11-55812.
The pa...
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