( June 11, 2026, 3:08 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida federal judge agreed with the manufacturer of a kitchen appliance that an expert retained by a woman who claims that she was injured by the blender cannot testify under the standards set in Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. but only granted summary judgment for the manufacturer on the woman’s design defect claims....