Alternative Design For Tractor-Trailer Not Tested, Unreliable, Judge Finds

Mealey's (February 16, 2021, 12:51 PM EST) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico federal judge on Feb. 12 barred expert testimony on under-ride side protectors for tractor-trailers, finding that the alternative design has not been crash-tested and is therefore unreliable under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc....