Daubert Considerations
Definition
Flexible reliability considerations associated with US federal expert-evidence jurisprudence, not a worldwide checklist. US federal reliability assessment considers the principles, data and application supporting an expert opinion. Daubert considerations are flexible rather than identical mandatory conditions for every technique.
- Context
- US expert evidence
For example, peer-reviewed development research can still be applied inappropriately to a particular specimen; publication alone does not resolve the case-specific reliability question.
Federal Rule 702 and the relevant case law must be considered together. State and foreign requirements can differ; publication alone does not establish admissibility.
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