Hellen Wilson vs. CSX Transportation

This interlocutory appeal raises the question of the admissibility of the testimony of three expert witnesses which the Plaintiff, Hellen M. Wilson, sought to present at trial. The Trial Court excluded the expert testimony of Dr. William J. Nassetta and certified pursuant to T.R.A.P. Rule 9 the following question for this Court: "whether the testimony of the expert witness, William J. Nassetta, M.D., as reflected in [his] attached affidavit,. . .is admissible under the doctrine of the Tennessee Supreme Court decision in McDaniel v. CSX Transportation, Inc." The Trial Court also granted permission to CSX Transportation (CSXT) to appeal its ruling admitting the testimony of two other expert witnesses offered by the Plaintiff. We hold that the testimony of all three expert witnesses is admissible under the principles enunciated in McDaniel.