A Georgia court has determined that the diminished value methodology employed by RJ Sweeney, founder of Wreck Check Atlanta, meets the evidentiary requirements of the Daubert standard. This judicial ...

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Much has been written advising laypeople to navigate conflicting medical opinions and identify the golden truth amid the ...

The Florida Supreme Court rejected a 2013 law intended to bring the state's expert witness standard in line with most others as an overreach into court territory. In a 4-3 decision, the court ...

Gov. Rick Scott achieved part of his goal of tort reform by getting the Legislature to approve a change in how scientific evidence is admitted in court. In April, the House passed HB 7015 75-42 and ...

Earlier this year, the Florida Supreme Court reinstated the Daubert standard for evaluating and admitting expert testimony, after having abandoned it in favor of the Frye standard. Trial courts will ...

As part of a package of tort reform proposals, Florida Gov. Rick Scott promised during his campaign to change the standard in which courts consider expert scientific testimony. Scott argued during the ...

With the possible exception of arborists, litigation experts don’t grow on trees. Even if they did, to testify as an expert in a particular area, they must be qualified before the court. Before we get ...