Court Finds Testimony to be Offered by Plaintiffs' Expert 'Minimally' Acceptable

RICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge ruling on pre-trial motions has rejected a challenge to plaintiffs' medical expert in an upcoming mold trial, although the judge found the expert to have "minimally" met the requirements of Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharms. Inc. (509 U.S. 579 [1993]). Sanders, et al. v. UDR Inc., No. 3:10-CV-459 (E.D. Va.).

In the same order issued on March 10, Chief Judge James R. Spencer of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia agreed with the defendant landlord that plaintiffs should be precluded from seeking personal property damages as a sanction for failing …