OMI Holdings, Inc. v. Howell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This case is before the court on three questions certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, K.S.A. 60-3201 et seq. The questions are:

I. ‘Whether Kansas law recognizes a civil cause of action for embracery against an expert witness who causes a civil jury case to end in a mistrial as a result of his contacts with jury members.”

II. ‘Whether. Kansas law recognizes a civil cause of action for negligence against an expert witness who causes a civil jury case…