Life Expectancy Expert Reports : Common Mistakes and Appropriate Process - 20/06/19
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Life expectancy expertise must comply with court-mandated evidentiary standards. A proper opinion should abide by 3 principles; it should be generated by a qualified expert who applies proper methods to appropriate facts. Several common mistakes can make opinions unsuitable for admission into testimony by straying from 1 or more of these 3 principles. Examining life expectancy opinions in light of these principles allows consumers of life expectancy expertise to evaluate the quality of the opinions proffered.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Life expectancy, Evidence, Expert witness, Expert report, FRE 702
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Vol 30 - N° 3
P. 611-619 - août 2019 Retour au numéro
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