The Age of Expert Testimony

The Age of Expert Testimony

Science in the Courtroom: Report of a Workshop

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309083102
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309506793
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309170079
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2002
  • Month: February
  • Pages: 81
  • DDC: 576
  • Language: English

The federal courts are seeking ways to increase the ability of judges to deal with difficult issues of scientific expert testimony. The workshop explored the new environment judges, plaintiffs, defendants, and experts face in light of "Daubert" and "Kumho," when presenting and evaluating scientific, engineering, and medical evidence.

  • Front Matter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Supreme Court Trilogy
  • 3 The Nature of Expert Evidence
  • 4 The Scientist’s Role in the Courtroom
  • 5 Can Scientists and Lawyers Get Along?
  • 6 The Ethics of Expert Testimony
  • 7 Scientific Research in the Context of the Legal System
  • 8 Epilogue: Science and the Law— Toward Common Ground
  • Appendix A: Science, Technology, and Law Panel Biographies
  • Appendix B: Agenda
  • Appendix C: Scientific Evidence Workshop List of Registrants

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