Legal Opinion
Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 23, 1999No. 97-1709PublishedCited by 8,210 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
In Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U. S. 579 (1993), this Court focused upon the admissibility of scientific expert testimony. It pointed out that such testimony is admissible only if it is both relevant and reliable. And it held that the Federal Rules of Evidence “assign to the trial judge the task of ensuring that an expert’s testimony both rests on a reliable foundation and is relevant to the task at hand.” Id., at 597. The Court also discussed certain more specific factors, such as testing, peer review, error rates, and “acceptability” in the relevant scientific…
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- Grossart v. DinasoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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