General Electric Co. v. Joiner
- Decided
- December 15, 1997
- Docket
- 96-188
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that an appellate court should review a trial court’s decision to admit or exclude expert testimony at summary judgment for abuse of discretion — Alternative System Concepts, Inc. v. Synopsys, Inc. (2004)
- holding that decision to admit or exclude expert testimony is reviewed under the abuse of discretion standard — Key Pharmaceuticals v. Hercon Laboratories Corporation (1999)
- holding that it was not an abuse of discretion to conclude that the studies experts relied on did not individually or in combination support their conclusions — Knight v. Kirby Inland Marine Inc. (2007)
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How the opinion begins
Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine what standard an appellate court should apply in reviewing a trial [*139] court’s decision to admit or exclude expert testimony under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U. S. 579 (1993). We hold that abuse of discretion is the appropriate standard. We apply this standard and conclude that the District Court in this case did not abuse its discretion when it excluded certain proffered expert testimony.
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General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136 (1997)Read the full opinion
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