Dackman v. Robinson

In this lead-based paint case, we are once again asked to address issues that are related to the admissibility of expert testimony. Unlike many of the lead-based paint cases that have come before this Court, this case does not involve an issue as to the reasonable probable source of lead exposure or medical causation. Instead, we decide whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting expert testimony from two of the plaintiff's experts-a vocational rehabilitation expert and an economic expert. The vocational rehabilitation expert opined that, with the cognitive deficits caused by…