Expert Witnesses News & Reports
Expert Witness News, Articles, Reports and Reference Documents
Reports on, about and for expert witnessess, in and out of the courts.
This directory features reports on court decisions and statutory changes related to expert witneses and forensic consultants, including challenges to expert testimony, Daubert hearings and related matters
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Not “Knowing” Local Standard of Care, Expert Witness Excluded
May 2 ’16 — Out-of-area expert witnesses must have “actual knowledge” of the local standard of care in medial malpractice cases, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled, upholding the exclusion of testimony from an out-of-state physician.
Expert Witness Excluded for Insufficient Experience
Apr 20 ’16 — An industrial design consultant, with 40 years of design experience, and 15 years as an expert witness in intellectual property, was excluded from testifying for insufficient experience by a US District Court, a decision upheld by the Federal Circuit.
Partial Failure of Daubert Not Cause To Exclude Expert Witness
Apr 15 ’16 — Under Daubert, an unreliable methodology used in one aspect of an expert witness’ testimony does not justify, on its own, the exclusion of the entirety of the witness’ testimony, a US appeals court has ruled.
Sentence Vacated After Court's Refusal to Appoint Expert Witness
Apr 12 ’16 — Refusing to appoint a neuropsychological expert witness, a trial court has had its 59-year sentence of a 16 year old vacated by a US appellate court which found that the lower court had abused its discretion under 18 USC 3006A(e) on resentencing.
US Appellate Court Orders New Trial After Expert Witness Testifies Falsely
Apr 8 ’16 — Even though an expert witness is found to have testified falsely, a new trial is not automatic, nor is prosecution for perjury automatic, although there are consequences, as this US Court of Appeals Federal Circuit case demonstrates.
US Appeals Court Rejects Expert Witness Challenges for Cherry‑Picking Data
Apr 7 ’16 — Failing to account for the source of some patients’ illnesses in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak does not mean the expert witnesses cherry-picked their data, a US appellate court has ruled, affirming the district court’s decision.
Battle of the Experts Precludes Summary Judgment: Miss. Supreme Court
Apr 6 ’16 — When plaintiffs’ and defendants’ expert witnesses come to separate conclusions, a battle of experts exists, and a circuit court may not grant summary judgment, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled, reversing the circuit court and remanding the case.
Courts Cannot Exclude Expert Testimony Without Reason, US Appellate Court Rules
Mar 30 ’16 — Conducting a Daubert analysis is a required gatekeeping function of the courts, a US appellate court has ruled, reversing a district court’s exclusion of an expert witness after it did so without providing any basis for its decision.
Legal Conclusions Courts' Province, Not That of the Expert Witness
Mar 28 ’16 — An expert witness cannot tell a jury what result it should reach, nor invade a court’s province by giving an opinion on the legal conclusions to be drawn from the evidence, a US district court has noted in excluding a police procedures expert witness.
Supplemental Disclosures Are Not an Extension of Expert Opinion Deadline
Mar 23 ’16 — Supplemental disclosures of an expert opinion are intended to be supplements, not to be the “lion’s share” of the expert information, a US District Court has ruled, excluding the expert witness’ opinion.