Split Maryland High Court Adopts Daubert for Testing Admissibility of Expert Testimony

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August 28, 2020
expert testimony
daubert, expert testimony, admissibility, reliability, Frye

Rochkind v. Stevenson
2020 Md. LEXIS 414
US
State Court
Maryland
Court of Appeals
N/A
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Summary

In a split decision featuring a long-running tort case that hinged on medical expert testimony regarding plaintiff’s claims of lead poising, divided state high court abandons two-channel approach, including Frye general acceptance test, for Daubert standard of admissibility of expert testimony.

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Rochkind v. Stevenson

In a split decision featuring a long-running tort case that hinged on medical expert testimony regarding plaintiff’s claims of lead poising, divided state high court abandons two-channel approach, including Frye general acceptance test, for Daubert standard of admissibility of expert testimony.