Discussion of the Committee on Daubert Standards : summary of meetings /

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In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., laid out a new test for federal trial judges to use when determining the admissibility of expert testimony. In Daubert, the Court ruled that judges should act as gatekeepers, assessing the reliability of the scientific...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hanna, Kathi E.
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Daubert Standards
Other Authors: Mazza, Anne-Marie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Evidence, Expert > United States.
Admissible evidence > United States.
Expertises > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
Admissible evidence
Evidence, Expert
United States
Computer network resources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • FrontMatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Overview of Key Supreme Court Decisions
  • 3 The Legal Landscape Post-Daubert
  • 4 Evidence Synthesis: The Question of Causation
  • 5 Areas Needing Further Study
  • Selected References
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A Committee Biographies
  • Appendix B Meeting Agenda

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