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South Carolina Court of Appeals affirms admission of nursing expert witness testimony
On October 25, 2014, a five-week-old child, Robert Lee M., Jr. (Minor), was admitted to Regional Medical Center (“Regional”) for a high fever. Jamie Downing worked at Regional as a nurse and treated Minor during his hospital stay. Medical personnel at Regional did not initially know the cause of Minor’s…
Read More →South Dakota Supreme Court affirms exclusion of polygraph evidence in the absence of agreement between the parties
Background The case examines the admission of polygraph evidence in criminal and civil cases. Banks pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter and prior to his sentencing hearing sought to introduce polygraph analysis as evidence to prove that he was not the shooter. The Circuit Court decided to preclude the polygraph examination…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness, Expert Challenges
Court limits expert testimony on crash reconstruction and its contributing factors
September 28, 2023
Expert Challenges, Public Health Expert Witness
Expert testimony regarding marketing practices of electronic cigarette and vape products passes the Daubert test
September 27, 2023