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GRADY v. FRITO-LAY, INC.

839 A.2d 1038 (2003)

Carl R. GRADY and Diana Grady, his Wife, Appellees, v. FRITO-LAY, INC., a Foreign Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 31, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Robb, Morton G. Forbes, pro hac vice, for appellant, Frito-Lay, Inc., a foreign corporation.

Mary A. Wells, pro hac vice, James Michael Beck, for appellant, for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

John P. Joyce, Pittsburgh, for appellee, Carl R. Grady, et al.

Before RALPH J. CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, and LAMB, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

In the present case, we consider whether the Superior Court correctly reversed the trial court's decision to exclude expert scientific evidence. We also consider whether to retain the rule announced in Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C.Cir.1923), for determining whether such evidence is admissible. We conclude that Frye continues to provide the rule for decision in Pennsylvania. We also conclude that...

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