Kumho Tire extension
Definition
The 1999 US Supreme Court decision that applied the Daubert gatekeeping obligation to all expert testimony, not only scientific testimony. After Kumho, engineering opinions require the same judicial reliability assessment as medical or chemical opinions.
Related terms
- Daubert standard
- The US federal evidentiary standard (Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 1993) requiring that expert testimony be based on scientifically valid methods with...
- FRE 702
- Federal Rule of Evidence 702, the US statutory basis for expert testimony admissibility. Amended in 2000 and again in 2023 to reflect...
- Frye standard
- The US legal test for admissibility of scientific evidence, originating from Frye v. United States (1923), which required that a technique be...
- Gatekeeping
- The trial judge's role under Daubert and FRE 702 to screen expert evidence for reliability before it reaches the jury. The judge...
- Makita standard
- The Australian admissibility standard from Makita (Australia) v. Sprowles (2001): the expert must identify the facts and assumptions underlying the opinion, the...
Explained in
- Admissibility of Engineering Opinions: Daubert and BeyondThe 1999 US Supreme Court decision that applied the Daubert gatekeeping obligation to all expert testimony, not only scientific testimony. After Kumho, enginee...