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why do the dorbit principles replace the fry test and what is their relevance to forensic psychology [Music] after the fried test emerged in the 1920s it wasn't until nearly 70 years later that further recommendations were made in relation to the scientific acceptance and credibility of experts within the court setting and the case that challenged the fry test was in 1992 in the dorbit verse merrill dow pharmaceuticals incorporated hearing in this case related to a suit that was brought against meryl dow in california by the parents of jason dorbit and eric schuler who were both born with birth defects now the suit alleged that the drug benedictine which was supplied by meryl dow and used to treat nausea during pregnancy had in fact caused birth defects so in response to the suit meryl dao submitted that they had no case to answer for and this was due to there being no scientific evidence or studies proving a link between benedictine and birth defects however the lawyers acting on beha