Jim Saunders | Tampa Bay Business Journal | December 8, 2015 More than two years after the Legislature passed a controversial law aimed at tightening standards for expert testimony in lawsuits, Florida Bar leaders do not want the state Supreme Court to go along with the change. The issue stems from a 2013 legislative move… Continue reading Florida Bar Pushes Back Against Expert Testimony Law
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What Exactly Was Excluded? Proffering Expert Opinions to Preserve Daubert/Frye Challenges
Dean Morande | Carlton Fields Jorden Burt | June 17, 2015 Most practitioners would agree that, if the court excludes an expert based on a Daubert challenge—and that is the only expert opining on a subject—then in most instances there should be no need to proffer the expert’s testimony in order to preserve any potential error… Continue reading What Exactly Was Excluded? Proffering Expert Opinions to Preserve Daubert/Frye Challenges
How Not To Cross-Examine An Expert
R. James Kravitz | Fox Rothschild LLP | December 22, 2014 I recently completed a trial in which my adversary’s cross-examination of my expert was like a deposition. The cross-examination took an entire day. The end result was that my adversary did very little to damage the credibility of my expert’s opinion, while my expert… Continue reading How Not To Cross-Examine An Expert
Can Two Experts File Just One Report?
Robert Ambrogi – IMS ExpertServices – October 14, 2013 Federal courts prohibit expert witnesses from testifying unless they first file a written report of the opinions they will give and the facts they relied on in forming them. But is it ever acceptable for two separate experts to file a single, joint report? Yes it… Continue reading Can Two Experts File Just One Report?
Lawyers, Legislators Debate Changing Florida’s Expert Witness Standards
Eric Giunta – February 15, 2013 For the third year in a row, a bill has been introduced into the Legislature that, if passed, would alter Florida’s nearly century-old standards for admitting expert testimony in civil and criminal trials. The measure has sharply divided the legal community. The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee approved PCB… Continue reading Lawyers, Legislators Debate Changing Florida’s Expert Witness Standards