New Jersey Finally Adopts Daubert
Posted by Brian C. Harris of BHSM on Sep 14th 2018
On August 1, 2018 the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its opinion in In re Accutane Litigation, 2018 WL3636867 wherein the Court abandoned Frye’s “General Acceptance” requirement for admission ofscientific evidence under Rule 702. In doing so, it extended the gatekeeping function of the trial courtand obligated it to ensure that an expert’s testimony was both reliable and relevant before admitting itto the jury.When considering admissibility of scientific evidence the Court adopted the Daubert s
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