Katherine Q. Dempsey | The Subrogation Strategist In Rich v. Plumbing No. 1:23-cv-00705-SAG, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2263, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland considered two motions for summary judgment, each arguing that the court should exclude the testimony of the plaintiff’s expert. Although the court allowed the plaintiff to file a supplemental… Continue reading No Expert Testimony for You: Maryland Federal Court Deems Expert Testimony Inadmissible
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Important Changes to Rule 702 and Expert Testimony
Gregory J. DuBoff, Brian D. Schmalzbach, John J. Woolard, Kate Carolyn Ashley and C. Matthew West | McGuireWoods The federal rule of evidence governing expert testimony — Rule 702 — just saw its most significant change in almost 25 years. The new Rule 702, which went into effect Dec. 1, 2023, gives litigants important new… Continue reading Important Changes to Rule 702 and Expert Testimony
Federal Rule Amendment Clarifies Requirements for Admitting Expert Testimony
Clifton Gruhn | Carlton Fields On December 1, 2023, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 was amended to “clarify and emphasize” that, before expert witness testimony can be admitted, the proponent must satisfy all the rule’s requirements by a preponderance of the evidence. After receiving more than 500 comments regarding proposed changes, the rule was amended… Continue reading Federal Rule Amendment Clarifies Requirements for Admitting Expert Testimony
Must Litigants Identify Their Non-Testifying Experts?
Thomas E. Spahn | McGuireWoods Litigants relying on testifying experts can look to federal or state court rules in determining what they must disclose or may withhold. In contrast, courts take widely varying views of those issues in addressing litigants’ non-testifying experts. In Kaleta v. City of Holmes Beach, Case No. 8:22-cv-2472-CEH-JSS, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS… Continue reading Must Litigants Identify Their Non-Testifying Experts?
Proposed Changes to Federal Rule of Evidence on Expert Witness Testimony
Marisa T. Darden and Jay Thomas | Squire Patton Boggs Expert testimony can play a crucial role in the trial process. Consequently, parties often file motions to disqualify the opposing side’s expert witnesses. The success of these motions in federal cases is controlled by the Federal Rules of Evidence (“FRE”), which stipulate that expert testimony… Continue reading Proposed Changes to Federal Rule of Evidence on Expert Witness Testimony