|
COPYRIGHT 2003 Crain Communications, Inc.
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA
A three-judge federal appeals court panel wrestled with arguments over whether U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake abused her discretion or appropriately carried out her gate-keeping role in rejecting scientific testimony of Dr. Lennart Hardell that proved pivotal in her dismissal last year of an $800 million brain-cancer lawsuit against Motorola Inc. and others.
The oral argument, heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, lasted no more than an hour in a small court packed with lawyers, lobbyists and various onlookers. In August 2000, Maryland neurologist Christopher Newman filed a lawsuit that claimed using his cell phone caused his brain cancer. Blake tossed out the...
Read the full article for free courtesy of your local library.
| 
Bookmark this article
Print this article
Link to this article
Email this article
Digg It!
Add to del.icio.us
RSS
