Judge: Expert Testimony Is Reliable For Strict Products Liability Case

Mealey's (March 3, 2017, 1:11 PM EST) -- SAN ANTONIO — A plaintiff’s expert sufficiently relied “upon his engineering background, knowledge of basic principles and inspection of the winch at issue in this case in formulating his testimony,” a Texas federal judge ruled March 1, declining to exclude the testimony in a strict products liability lawsuit (Christopher Villegas v. Cequent Performance Products Inc., No. 15-473, W.D. Texas; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28597)....