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50-State Survey of State Court Decisions Supporting Expert-Related Judicial Gatekeeping

Drug & Device Law

We think that they can, and for a state (like Pennsylvania and a number of others) that still follows the “ Frye ” standard looking to the “general acceptance” of expert testimony as the touchstone to admissibility, a Rule 702 state-law equivalent might look something like this: Rule 702. E.g. , Walsh v. BASF Corp. , 3d 446, 461 (Pa.

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The FDA and Feasible Alternative Designs

Drug & Device Law

2003), aff’d , 810 N.Y.S.2d 7, 2022), which addressed the same question in the context of the admissibility of expert testimony. Another decision in the same case reached the same result: In the United States, the FDA regulates the sale of medical devices. His testimony is thus irrelevant and inadmissible. 2d 506 (N.Y.

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On Expert “Adulteration” and “Misbranding” Opinions

Drug & Device Law

A lot of the discussion in Tsao was case specific because the purported expert opinions at issue were among the most ridiculous we’ve ever seen – directly contrary to the controlling FDA regulations applicable to the particular drug. Rather, expert testimony couched as legal conclusion merely tells the jury which result to reach.