Boat Fire Trial Judge Got Expert Rulings Right, 5th Circuit Finds

Mealey's (August 10, 2018, 11:39 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A trial court properly excluded as unreliable expert testimony about the cause of a fire on a boat, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decided Aug. 7 in affirming judgment for a boat maker in a product liability action (Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company, et al. v. Porter, Inc., No. 16-31259, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22093)....