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BLUM v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

764 A.2d 1 (2000)

Jeffrey BLUM, a minor, by his Parents and Natural Guardians, Joan and Fred BLUM, and Joan and Fred Blum, In their own right, Appellants, v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 22, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Kline, Shanin Specter, Robert Ross, Philadelphia, for appellant, Jeffrey Blum.

Edward Madeira, Philadelphia, for appellee, Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Robert Toland, Orlando, FL, for appellee, PA Defense Inst.

Christopher Scott D'Angelo, Philadelphia, for appellee Product Liability Cncl.

Margaret S. Woodruff, Philadelphia, for appellee amicus curiae, Chemical Mfg.'s Ass'n.

Steven D. Johnson, Philadelphia, for appellee amicus curiae, Pharmaceutical Research.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

In this prescription drug product liability case, we granted allocatur to consider whether the Frye1 rule still governs the admissibility of expert scientific testimony in Pennsylvania or whether the Daubert2 rule has superseded it. The Frye rule bars novel scientific evidence until it has achieved "general acceptance" in the relevant...

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