context: In this case it is thus not necessary to decide whether case studies, clinical experience, inductive reasoning and anecdotal evidence can be combined to form a proper foundation for an' opinion on causation, because, regardless, the information these sources provided did not adequately support Dr. Maltsberger's opinion.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: issue was not whether expert opinion could be supported by animal studies, but whether expert opinion could be sufficiently supported by animal studies that were substantially dissimilar to the facts
citation_a.sentence: See Joiner, 522 U.S. at 144, 118 S.Ct. 512 (issue was not whether expert opinion could be supported by animal studies, but whether expert opinion could be sufficiently supported by animal studies that were substantially dissimilar to the facts).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: issue was not general reasonableness of expert's methodology, but reasonableness of using this approach to draw particular conclusion
citation_b.sentence: See also Kumho Tire, 526 U.S. at 158-54, 119 S.Ct. 1167 (issue was not general reasonableness of expert’s methodology, but reasonableness of using this approach to draw particular conclusion); Heller, 167 F.3d at. 159 (expert conclusion must “fit” or reliably flow from the data and methodology).