expert testimony

Evidence Other acts; expert testimony Joseph Evans appeals from a judgment of conviction for the first-degree intentional homicide of his estranged wife and criminal damage to property. Evans challenges the admissibility of other acts evidence and expert testimony. We reject Evans’ arguments and affirm. Affirmed. This opinion will not be published. 2010AP1294-CR State v. Evans […]

Feb 23, 2011

Testimony change depends on lawyers

There has been much attention paid recently, including in these pages, to a recent bill that purportedly heightens the admissibility standards for expert testimony.

Feb 14, 2011

10-1484 Banister v. Burton

Evidence Expert testimony It was not an abuse of discretion to permit a trauma surgeon to testify about the nature and severities of a plaintiff’s injuries. “Banister argues, citing Deimer v. Cincinnati Sub- Zero Products, Inc., 58 F.3d 341, 345 (7th Cir. 1995) (physician is not qualified to testify on matters beyond his ‘requisite experience’), […]

Jan 20, 2011

2009AP2036-CR State v. Black

Criminal Procedure Ineffective assistance; expert testimony Charles R. Black appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a mentally ill victim, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 940.225(2)(c) (2007-08), and from the July 30, 2009 order denying postconviction relief. Black requests a new trial as a result of ineffective assistance […]

Dec 15, 2010

10-1279 Myers v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.

Employment FELA; causation; expert testimony The district court properly excluded the testimony of an ergonomist and treating physicians to prove that a railroad employee’s cumulative trauma disorders were caused by the railroad’s negligence. “[T]he ergonomist could testify as an expert about how dangerous the railroad yard’s conditions were, but that does not mean he is [&[...]

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