Everyone agrees that expert evidence should be reliable. Judges have historically determined whether an expert is qualified to render a specialized opinion, and if so, whether the expert’s opinion is based on something more substantial than conjecture. Some version of the Daubert standard for determining the admissibility of expert testimony now prevails in most states. That […]

Carlos Jones was convicted of second degree murder for causing the death of his wife, Tabatha Smith. Jones testified that he woke up in the morning and got out of bed to check on the children. When he returned to the bedroom, his wife rolled over onto the gun he kept beneath his pillow. She […]

A New York federal judge has excluded testimony from all expert witnesses for the women in the multi-district litigation that alleges that Bayer’s contraceptive Mirena causes a rare disease involving spinal fluid. Mirena Device Controversy The Mirena contraceptive device is a hormone-releasing intrauterine device. It is placed into the uterus by a trained healthcare provider during […]

Did Shannon Lopez commit suicide or was she murdered? A Utah jury convicted her husband of homicide. The Utah Supreme Court reversed the conviction, in part, because the jury may have been influenced by improper expert testimony assessing Shannon as a low risk for suicide. Facts of the Case Komasquin and Shannon Lopez were both […]