Walker v. Avondale Industries, Inc.
Also decided on this docket: La., April 13, 2009 5 So. 3d 154; La., January 28, 2009 999 So. 2d 735
Walker v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 999 So. 2d 735 (La. 2009).
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- Cheairs v. State Ex Rel. DOTD 861 So. 2d 536
Opinion text
In re Okonite Company; Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corp.; — Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. H, No. 2003-3384; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2009-C-0047. Granted. A district court is accorded broad discretion in determining whether expert testimony should be held admissible. Cheairs v. State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development, 03-0680 (La.12/3/03), 861 So.2d 536 . Having reviewed the trial court’s reasons for judgment, we do not find the trial court abused its broad discretion in excluding the testimony of Dr. Kenneth Cohen. Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeal is reversed, and the judgment of the trial court excluding Dr. Cohen’s testimony is reinstated. JOHNSON, J., would deny. KNOLL, J., would deny.