context: Even if Lash's testimony were admissible, her conclusion was unsupported: Lash conceded at deposition that she did not purport to opine on the cause of Harriman's injuries. The district court was thus free to disregard that aspect of her testimony.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 409 F.3d 12, 25-26
citation_a.parenthetical: "A nisi prius court need not give weight to opinion evidence that is unsupported by an adequate foundation."
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., Johnson v. Gordon, 409 F.3d 12, 25-26 (1st Cir.2005) (“A nisi prius court need not give weight to opinion evidence that is unsupported by an adequate foundation.”); see also Maldonado-Denis v. Castillo-Rodriguez, 23 F.3d 576, 583 (1st Cir.1994) (recognizing that “tenuous assertions strung together by strands of speculation and surmise” cannot defeat summary judgment).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 23 F.3d 576, 583
citation_b.parenthetical: recognizing that "tenuous assertions strung together by strands of speculation and surmise" cannot defeat summary judgment
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., Johnson v. Gordon, 409 F.3d 12, 25-26 (1st Cir.2005) (“A nisi prius court need not give weight to opinion evidence that is unsupported by an adequate foundation.”); see also Maldonado-Denis v. Castillo-Rodriguez, 23 F.3d 576, 583 (1st Cir.1994) (recognizing that “tenuous assertions strung together by strands of speculation and surmise” cannot defeat summary judgment).