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Daubert hearing is not a 'search for truth' Michigan court rules.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-APR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A Michigan trial court properly admitted an expert's opinion that an automobile brake mechanic's exposure to asbestos in brake linings can cause mesothelioma, despite disagreement between expert witnesses over the significance of epidemiological studies, a state appellate court has ruled. (Chapin v. A & L Parts, Inc., No. 257917 (Mich. App. Jan. 30, 2007).)

The plaintiff, Phillip Chapin, was diagnosed with mesothelioma at age 60, after working 45 years as an auto brake mechanic. Part of his job involved grinding brake linings...

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