Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the refusal to order additional metallurgical evidence violated the right to be heard
Decisione estratta
No. The existing evidence, especially the Mortensen expertise, was sufficient; the requested evidence was not shown to be essential and determinative.
Motivazione estratta
The court held the expert reports sufficiently addressed the relevant metallurgical questions and that the request was either untimely, insufficiently motivated, or incapable of changing the outcome.