Friday, January 09, 2004

Update on Silicone Breast Implants

First the FDA appeared poised to reapprove silicone breast implants. Then doubt crept in. Now, the FDA has settled on delay.

posted by pn at 6:52 PM  

Fed. R. Evid. 702: If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if (1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data, (2) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods, and (3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.