Federal judges would have new guidance for determining whether an expert witness is reliable under a rule change approved by a committee of the judiciary’s policy arm.
The amendment approved Tuesday states that judges are required to determine whether it is “more likely than not” that an expert opinion reliably applies principles and methodologies to the facts to the case.
The proposal, which the committee says clarifies what is already law, generated over 500 public comments and has been five years in the making, according to materials provided for the meeting of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure. ...
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