A Chicago court has dismissed an appeal from a drugs conviction where a police officer gave evidence of the language of meth dealing, and ‘translated’ a number of text messages:...
“The court agreed with the defendant’s argument to exclude the expert’s testimony on the breach of the standard of care because these were legal conclusions. The court further noted that...
He had to obtain his expertise somewhere: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/19/780877837/u-s-arrests-money-laundering-expert-for-laundering-money?t=1574262927867
...From the New York Law Journal (Law.com): “The three critical issues to think about at the outset are: (1) What expertise should the expert have? (2) Should the expert be...
The US Federal courts are coming under criticism for allowing music copyright cases to proceed. In a case against Pharrell Williams by the estate of Marvin Gaye, it is alleged...
In a Tennessee case concerning nursing care, the plaintiff relied on expert testimony from a neurosurgeon. The court dismissed the case, and the decision was upheld on appeal. See: https://www.nurse.com/blog/2019/10/23/wrong-expert-testifies-professional-negligence-case/...
In the US, it has become common to assess expert evidence at “certification” stage in class actions. A question has been raised as to whether this applies both to the...
