The new Wigmore : a treatise on evidence : expert evidence /

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Author / Creator:Kaye, D. H. (David H.), 1947-
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Austin [Tex.] : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Aspen Publishers, c2011- .
Description:xxiii, 806 p. ; 26 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8208031
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Varying Form of Title:Treatise on evidence : expert evidence
Expert evidence
Other uniform titles:Bernstein, David E.
Mnookin, Jennifer L.
Friedman, Richard D., 1951-
Wigmore, John Henry, 1863-1943. Evidence in trials at common law.
ISBN:9780735593534
0735593531
9780735528550 (set)
0735528551 (set)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Kept up-to-date with supplements.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Purposes, History, And Challenges Of Expert Evidence
  • §1.1. Introduction
  • §1.2. Distinctive Features of Expert Testimony
  • §1.3. An Abbreviated History of Expert Evidence
  • §1.4. Current Complaints About Expert Testimony
  • Chapter 2. Subject Matter Of And Need For Expert Testimony
  • §2.1. The Usefulness and Dangers of Expert Testimony
  • §2.2. Expert Testimony on Ultimate Issues of Fact
  • §2.3. Expert Testimony on Law
  • §2.4. Expert Testimony on Credibility: General Rule
  • §2.5. When Is Expert Testimony Necessary?
  • §2.6. Distinction Between Lay and Expert Witnesses
  • Chapter 3. Expert Qualifications
  • §3.1. General Qualification Standards
  • §3.2. Need for Testimony by Subspecialists
  • §3.3. Expertise Required to Testify on the Reliability of Forensic Techniques
  • §3.4. Requirement of Keeping Up-to-Date in One's Field
  • §3.5. Qualifications of Medical Experts
  • Chapter 4. The Bases For Expert Testimony
  • §4.1. Introduction
  • §4.2. Firsthand Observations
  • §4.3. Presentation at Trial
  • §4.4. Hypothetical Questions
  • §4.5. The Common-Law Approach to Inadmissible Evidence as the Basis for Expert Testimony
  • §4.6. The Modern Approach: Permitting Experts to Rely on Inadmissible Evidence to Form the Bases of Their Opinions
  • §4.7. Disclosure of the Factual Basis
  • §4.8. Current Standards for Evaluating Whether to Permit Disclosure
  • §4.9. Disclosure: Conclusion
  • §4.10. Expert Basis Testimony and the Confrontation Clause
  • Chapter 5. Treatises And Other Learned Writings
  • §5.1. Introduction
  • §5.2. Learned Treatises Under the Common Law
  • §5.3. Challenges to the Common-Law Rule
  • §5.4. The Learned Treatise Exception in the Federal Rules of Evidence
  • §5.5. Learned Treatises as Exhibits
  • §5.6. Procedural Issues
  • §5.7. Films
  • Chapter 6. The Relevance-Helpfulness And General-Acceptance Standards For Scientific Evidence
  • §6.1. Introduction
  • §6.2. The Relevance-Helpfulness Standard
  • §6.3. The General-Acceptance Standard
  • Chapter 7. The Validity-Reliability Standard For Scientific Evidence
  • §7.1. Introduction
  • §7.2. Relevancy-Plus: The Road to Daubert
  • §7.3. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • §7.4. Impact in the Lower Courts
  • §7.5. Applying the Validity Standard
  • Chapter 8. The Boundary Problem: When Is Expert Evidence Scientific Evidence?
  • §8.1. The Boundary Problem: Pertinent Considerations
  • §8.2. Physical and Chemical Instrumentation
  • §8.3. Mathematical and Statistical Models
  • §8.4. Animal Expertise
  • §8.5. Facilitated Communication
  • §8.6. "Simple" Physical Comparisons
  • §8.7. Clinical Medicine
  • §8.8. Psychiatric and Psychological Evaluations
  • Chapter 9. Limiting Strict Scrutiny By Methodology, Novelty, Or Type Of Case
  • §9.1. Introduction
  • §9.2. The Usurpation Problem and the Methodology-Conclusion Distinction
  • §9.3. Novelty
  • §9.4. Civil Cases
  • Chapter 10. Erasing The Boundary: Heightened Scrutiny For All Expert Testimony?
  • §10.1. From Frye to Daubert to Kumho Tire
  • §10.2. Why All Expert Testimony Should Receive Serious Scrutiny