Daubert V. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals - Pronunciation of Daubert

Pronunciation of Daubert

While not a matter of law, discussions, corrections, and recriminations on this point from time to time vex attorneys and others among whom the subject of this case arises. Michael H. Gottesman, Jason Daubert's attorney reports that Daubert and his family do not affect the French pronunciation, which would be sounded similar to "dough-bear" (/doʊˈbɛər/). Rather, they pronounce their family name in the same manner as Dow-Burt(/ˈdaʊbərt/). The popular use of the French pronunciation may have arisen from Gottesman refraining from correcting the justices during oral argument before the Supreme Court.