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IN RE JOINT EASTERN & SOUTHERN DIST. ASBESTOS LIT.

No. 9, Docket 93-7829L, 93-7853XAP, 93-7859XAP, 93-7871XAP and 93-7891XAP.

52 F.3d 1124 (1995)

In re JOINT EASTERN & SOUTHERN DISTRICT ASBESTOS LITIGATION. Arlene MAIORANA, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of John Maiorana, Plaintiff/Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES MINERAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, Defendant/Appellee/Cross-Appellant/Third-Party Plaintiff, Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Third-party Defendant/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Mario & DiBono Plastering Co., Third-party Defendant/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Castagna & Sons, Inc., Third-party Defendant/Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 6, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Phillips, New York City (Levy, Phillips & Konigsberg, Alani Golanski & Moshe Maimon, of counsel), for plaintiff/appellant.

Frank H. Santoro, Hartford, CT (Danaher, Tedford, Lagnese & Neal, Paul Slater, of counsel), for defendant/appellee.

Christine Gasser, Garden City, NY (Congdon, Flaherty, O'Callaghan, Reid, Donlon, Travis & Fishlinger, Tod Travis, of counsel), for third-party defendant/appellee/cross-appellant Castagna & Sons, Inc.

William D. Gallagher, McMahon Martine & Gallagher, New York City, for third-party defendant/appellee/cross-appellant Tishman Realty & Const. Co.

Suzanne M. Halbardier, Barry, McTiernan & Moore, New York City, for third-party defendant/appellee/cross-appellant Mario & DiBono Plastering Co.

Before: NEWMAN, Chief Judge, MINER and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:

This case marks the convergence of epidemiological evidence, probabilistic causation in carcinogenic torts, and the important issue of the extent to which a trial court may assess the sufficiency of scientific evidence, in light of the Supreme Court's recent holding in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ___ U.S. ___, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993). That decision enlarged district courts' "gatekeeping...

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