The E.J. Bartells Company, a Washington Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Southwest Marine Incorporated, a California Corporation

70 F.3d 1277 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. The E.J. BARTELLS COMPANY, a Washington corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. SOUTHWEST MARINE INCORPORATED, a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant. Nos. 94-35855, 94-36006. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 14, 1995. Decided Nov. 30, 1995. Before: BROWNING, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Southwest Marine, Inc. appeals from the district court's judgment following an adverse jury verdict in favor of The E.J. Bartells Co. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm in part and reverse in part. 3 * Southwest contends that the district court abused its discretion by permitting Mr. Hainline's expert testimony because it failed the threshold requirements of Fed.R.Evid. 702 in that it was not "scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge," and even if it was, it would not "assist the trier of…