In re Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices, & Products Liability Litigation

Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motions to Exclude Expert Testimony (“Daubert Motions”)

Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Toyota’s Motion for Summary Judgment

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE MOTIONS TO EXCLUDE.....................................1064

I. Introduction — The St. John Collision.................................1064

II. Admissibility of Expert Opinion Testimony and Reports................1064

III. Motion to Exclude Expert Evidence Regarding Institutional Bias of Investigating Agency.............................................1067

IV. Motions to Exclude Expert Evidence Regarding Medical/Human Factors.........................................................1068

A. Burton .......................................................1068

B. Cassini.......................................................1069

C. Gill..........................................................1070

D. Pierce........................................................1072

E. Polydefkis ....................................................1078

V. Motions to Exclude Expert Evidence Regarding Mechanical Issues/Corrosion in Throttle Body..................................1074

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