The Age of Expert Testimony: Science in the Courtroom: Report of a WorkshopThe 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. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Supreme Court Trilogy | 5 |
The Nature of Expert Evidence | 10 |
The Scientists Role in the Courtroom | 15 |
Can Scientists and Lawyers Get Along? | 22 |
The Ethics of Expert Testimony | 27 |
Scientific Research in the Context of the Legal System | 30 |
Science and the LawToward Common Ground | 35 |
Appendixes | 37 |
A Science Technology and Law Panel Biographies | 39 |
B Agenda | 45 |
Scientific Evidence Workshop List of Registrants | 49 |
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