Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
1. Whether the Eighth Circuit’s “sofundamentally-unsupported” standard of initial admissibility for expert testimony conflicts with this Court’s precedents and Federal Rule of Evidence 702.
2. Whether the Eighth Circuit’s insufficiently deferential standard of appellate review of decisions excluding expert testimony conflicts with this Court’s precedents and Federal Rule of Evidence 702.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
May 16, 2022
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant cert. regarding the proper standard governing admissibility of expert evidence
March 11, 2022
Click here to view the coalition amicus brief. Paul W. Hughes and Andrew A. Lyons-Berg of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Opinions -- 3M Co. v. Amador (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- 3M Co. v. Amador (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf