Ensuring Intellectual Rigor: Three Reasons for Amending the Expert Admissibility Standard.

Autor: Mitra, Anaïs V., Rhodes, Jody M., Campbell, Christopher G.
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Zdroj: Mass Torts; Fall2021, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p2-6, 5p
Abstrakt: Especially in recent years, misapplications of Rule 702 have become the norm as courts continue to dispense with the analytical evaluation of expert testimony contemplated by the rule. These changes are intended to restore consistency in judicial applications of Rule 702 across jurisdictions, emphasize the proper respective roles of the judge and the jury, and prevent the presentation of unreliable expert testimony in courtrooms. Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) recently published a report citing numerous MDL and non-MDL cases from around the country demonstrating that these courts have indeed digressed from the intended standard of Rule 702. [Extracted from the article]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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