Are Juries Capable of Understanding Expert Testimony?

Business Valuation Update BVLaw
Legal and Court Case Update
February 14, 1997
fraud

Medcom Holding Company v. Baxter Travenol Laboratories
Nos. 95-3541 (7th Cir. 1997)
US
Federal Court
7th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
Steven Schwartz, Ph.D <br> Michael Reagan <br>

Summary

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit reversed the district court's decision to overrule a jury's determination of damages.

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Medcom Holding Company v. Baxter Travenol Laboratories

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the district court's decision to overrule a jury's determination of damages. The lower court determined that a jury was incapable of understanding and adjusting expert accounting testimony. The a ...