Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

43 F.3d 1311 63 USLW 2420 , 25 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,856, 40 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1236 , Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 14,094 William DAUBERT, Joyce Daubert, individually and as Guardians Ad Litem for Jason Daubert, a minor; Anita De Young, individually, and as Guardian Ad Litem for Eric Schuller, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-55397. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 22, 1994. Decided Jan. 4, 1995. Michael H. Gottesman, Georgetown Univ. Law Center, Washington, DC, Kenneth J. Chesebro, Cambridge, MA, Mary F. Gillick, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, San Diego, CA, and Barry J. Nace, Paulson, Nace, Norwin & Sellinger, Washington, DC, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Charles Fried, Cambridge, MA, Hall R. Marston, George E. Berry, Dickson, Carlson & Campillo, Santa Monica, CA, and Joel I. Klein, and Richard G. Taranto, Washington, DC, for the defendant-appellee. On Remand from the United States Supreme Court. Before: KOZINSKI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and McNAMEE, * District Judge. KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge. 1 On remand from the United States Supreme Court,…