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Georgia Courts Must Follow Federal Standard For Toxic Tort Experts, Appeals Court Rules
Under this new decision, Georgia trial courts evaluating experts pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 24-7-702 ("Rule 702") must apply the federal two-tiered classification standard established 20 years ago by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in McClain v. Metabolife Intl., Inc., 401 F.3d 1233 (11th Cir. 2005).
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