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In Florida, following the Supreme Court decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993)<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, you must object to an expert, such as a doctor, when his\u00a0testimony\u00a0does not\u00a0comply with Fla. Stat. 90.702.\u00a0 Your specific objection under Daubert<\/em> is 1)\u00a0the expert’s testimony is based on insufficient facts, 2) is not based on\u00a0reliable principles, or 3) that the witness has not applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_0284\"<\/a>The Daubert<\/em> case\u00a0establishes that the judge is the gatekeeper pursuant to Fla. Stat. 90.702 to only allow scientific expert testimony at trial.\u00a0 Toward that end, the attorney must lodge specific objections so that the other side is aware of the defect and will thus have the opportunity to cure it during the expert’s or doctor’s deposition.<\/p>\n

However, that is only the first part of the requirement to successfully disqualify the doctor or part of his testimony. The next part is that the attorney must file a Motion to Strike the doctor as a witness or a Motion in Limine to limit the doctor’s testimony to areas that comply with the requirements under Fla. Stat. 90.702.\u00a0 This means an expert’s testimony is dismissed if it is pure opinion.\u00a0 Virtually every expert’s opinion is subject to a Daubert<\/em> analysis. \u00a0The proponent of the expert opinion has the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that the opinion is admissible. Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Florida, following the Supreme Court decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), you must object to an expert, such as a doctor, when his\u00a0testimony\u00a0does not\u00a0comply with Fla. Stat. 90.702.\u00a0 Your specific objection under Daubert is 1)\u00a0the expert’s testimony is based on insufficient facts, 2) is not based on\u00a0reliable principles, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motor-vehicle-accidents"],"yoast_head":"\nObject Properly to an Expert's Testimony — Florida Injury Attorneys Blog — October 22, 2015<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Florida, following the Supreme Court decision in Daubert v. 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