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U. S. Supreme Court - March 22 - March 30, 1999
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Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, No. 97-1709,
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, March 23, 1999, Decided
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Overview: Respondent customers sued petitioner tire maker after a tire blew out on their minivan. Respondents' expert in tire failure analysis intended to testify that a defect in the tire's manufacture or design caused the blow-out. The district court excluded the expert's testimony after an examination of Daubert's reliability-related factors. The court of appeals reversed. On appeal, the Court held that the Daubert standard of evidentiary reliability was not limited to scientific testimony but extended to all expert testimony. A trial judge could have considered Daubert's specific factors to assess reliability and to determine admissibility. However, the Court emphasized that while a trial judge may consider those factors, the factors may or may not apply in a particular case. The Court found that some of Daubert's questions were helpful in evaluating the reliability even of experience-based testimony. The Court concluded that refusal to admit the testimony of respondents' expert was not an abuse of discretion where no evidence existed that any other tire expert accepted the methodology of respondent's expert.
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