Evidence & Causation
Issue Briefs
Brief - When are Expert Witnesses Liable for Malpractice?
- LLMD of Michigan, Inc. v. Jackson-Cross Co., 559 Pa. 297, 740 A.2d 186
(Pa. Oct 26, 1999) also see Expert Malpractice
Brief - Evidentiary rulings under Daubert
standard are to be reviewed with abuse of discretion standard - General Electric
Co. v. Joiner, 522 U. S. 136 (1997)
Brief
- Applying Daubert to Medical and Other Non-scientific testimony - Kumho
Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael ,119 S.Ct. 1167 (U.S. 1999)
Brief - When
is the PDR hearsay? - Spensieri v. Lasky, 94 N.Y.2d 231 (N.Y. 1999)
Cases
Court finds court appointed experts immune to malpractice claims - Riemers
v. O'Halloran, 2004 N.D. 79, 678 N.W.2d 547, 2004 ND 79 (N.D. 2004)
Court Refuses to Find Federal Right to Post-Conviction
DNA Testing - Harvey v. Horan, No. 01-6703 (4th Cir. 01-23-2002)
Court allows malpractice claim against attorney for negligence in retaining
experts for trial - Rino v. Mead, 2002 WY 144, 55 P.3d 13 (Wyo. 2002)
Louisiana allows malpractice claim against expert witness for negligent preparation
for trial - Marrogi v. Howard, 805 So.2d 1118 (La. 2002)
Court rejects malpractice claim against court appointed experts - Huges v.
Long, 242 F.3d 121, 242 F.3d 121 (3d Cir. 2001)
Court allows expert speculation over
Daubert objections - Miller v. Pfizer, Inc., 2000 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 9816 (D.Kan.
2000)
Causation standard for wrongful death - Baker
v. Guzon, 950 S.W.2d 635 (Mo.App. E.D. 1997)
Exclusion of testimony as a sanction for
discovery abuse - Wilkerson v. Prelutsky, 943 S.W.2d 643 (Mo. 1997)
Supreme Court establishes standards for scientific evidence
(liability for Bendectin) - Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
509 U.S. 579 (1993)
Causation in medical
malpractice cases (vaccine) - Callahan v. Cardinal Glennon Hosp., 863 S.W.2d
852 (Mo. 1993)
Lost chance - Wollen
v. DePaul Health Center, 828 S.W.2d 681 (Mo. 1992)
NY rejects exception for warrantless searches of open land - People v. Scott,
79 N.Y.2d 474, 593 N.E.2d 1328, 583 N.Y.S.2d 920 (N.Y. 1992)
Supreme Court rules witnesses cannot be sued under 1983 for the content of
their testimony - Briscoe v. LaHue, 460 U.S. 325 (1983)
Privilege against self-incrimination does not block administrative proceeding
- Hoover v. Knight, 678 F.2d 578 (5th Cir. 1982)
Inferences from witness who do not testify
- Gridley v. Johnson, 476 S.W.2d 475 (Mo. 1972)
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