August 2012

A Quick And Dirty Daubert Explanation

Daubert is the name of an United States Supreme Court case regarding the admissibility of scientific evidence: Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  While the case was decided in 1993, it’s holdings are new to Arizona.  Despite some arguments to the contrary by a few luddites, Arizona adopted it on January 1, 2012.  Arizona’s change to a Daubert standard for challenging scientific evidence may be the most significant event our court have ever encountered.  Currently, there are 31 other states that have adopted

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