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The Limitations of Scientific Testimony in Chronic Disease Litigation

Michael S. Davidson

Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan 1270 Avenue of the Americas Rockefeller Center New York, NY 10020

Questions raised by scientists about the relationship between chronic diseases and environmental exposures have formed the basis for numerous lawsuits seeking to obtain compensation for diseases claimed to be caused by those exposures. Scientists, as a result, are sought by the legal system to provide expert testimony on these topics. This article attempts to describe for scientists the legal system into which they are being asked to enter, to review the various ways in which courts have responded to the uncertainties in this area, and to suggest some cautions to scientists about their role in this system.

International Journal of Toxicology, Vol. 10, No. 4, 431-442 (1991)
DOI: 10.3109/10915819109078641
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