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MESSICK v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.

No. 13-15433.

747 F.3d 1193 (2014)

Linda MESSICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 4, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin N. Buchanan (argued), Law Offices of Martin N. Buchanan, San Diego, CA; John A. Girardi , Girardi Keese , Los Angeles, CA; John J. Vecchione , Valad & Vecchione, PC, Fairfax, VA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Frank Leone (argued), Katharine R. Latimer , Rebecca A. Womeldorf , Hollingsworth LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: RAYMOND C. FISHER, RONALD M. GOULD, and MORGAN CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

GOULD, Circuit Judge:

We consider when a district court should exclude expert testimony at trial. Linda Messick contends that the district court erred by excluding the causation testimony offered by her expert, Dr. Richard Jackson, when it found the testimony to be irrelevant and unreliable. Examining the district court's exclusion of expert testimony for an abuse of discretion, we conclude that Dr. Jackson's testimony was improperly excluded, and...

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