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 ...

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 ...

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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) - In a case stemming from a man who developed the asbestos-related disease mesothelioma, a sharply divided Florida Supreme Court on Monday said a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...