In In re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code, No. SC19-107 (Fla. May 23, 2019), the Florida Supreme Court used its exclusive rulemaking authority to adopt the Daubert standard governing 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 ...

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On May 23, the Florida Supreme Court announced that the Daubert standard would be the new evidentiary standard to be applied for admissibility of expert testimony. In doing so, the new court reversed ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Diminished Value Claims Expert RJ Sweeney is Qualified by a Georgia Court as an Expert Witness in Diminished Value ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A divided Maryland high court has opened trials to a broader range of science-based testimony than that which is “generally accepted” among scientists, ruling that judges may admit into evidence ...

Seven months ago, the Florida Supreme Court declined to adopt Daubert as the standard for admitting expert testimony in Florida state courts. In DeLisle v. Crane Co., 258 So. 3d 1219 (2018), the court ...

The court decides the separation of powers invalidates the Legislature's attempt to drop the Frye standard for assessing expert witness testimony. The Florida Supreme Court rejected a 2013 law ...

Bill Shepherd is a lawyer in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C. and West Palm Beach offices. He is the former statewide prosecutor of Florida. The Florida Supreme Court issued a surprise ruling in ...