Legal Opinion
Roy v. Dackman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 16, 2015No. 6/15PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLENN T. HARRELL, JR., J.
(Retired, Specially Assigned)
“Expert, Texpert ...
Don’t you think the joker laughs at you ...”
*28“I Am the Walrus” from the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” Album (1967)
Perhaps the Beatles were expressing skepticism about self-styled experts and their opinions or just singing nonsense lyrics. Courts do not have the luxury to be ambiguous about such things. They are called upon frequently to assess the qualifications of proffered expert witnesses and the worthiness of their proposed opinion testimony as potential aids to fact-finders. This is important especially in complex…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Piscatelli v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
- In Re Yve S.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
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- Levitas v. ChristianCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2017
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