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Does the Daubert decision apply to non-scientific evidence?

April 26, 2017daubert decision non-scientific

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Does the Daubert decision apply to non-scientific evidence?

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A4. The U.S. Supreme Court in its decision in Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), affirmed that the Daubert factors were to be considered for all experts, not just scientific experts. The court said that Daubert wasn’t to be applied mechanically but rather that the reliability and methodological requirements of Daubert were essential to any determination of admissibility of expert evidence. Futhermore, Kumho held that these factors might also be applicable in assessing the reliability of non-scientific expert testimony, depending upon “the particular circumstances of the particular case at issue.

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A4. The U.S. Supreme Court in its decision in Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), affirmed that the Daubert factors were to be considered for all experts, not just scientific experts. The court said that Daubert wasn’t to be applied mechanically but rather that the reliability and methodological requirements of Daubert were essential to any determination of admissibility of expert evidence.