{"id":895984,"date":"2019-06-06T12:12:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=895984"},"modified":"2019-06-06T12:25:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:25:08","slug":"picking-wrong-expert-witness-could-cost-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/picking-wrong-expert-witness-could-cost-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Claim Denied? Why Picking the Wrong Expert Can Cost You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ian Dankelman | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propertyinsurancecoveragelaw.com\/2019\/06\/articles\/florida\/claim-denied-why-picking-the-wrong-expert-can-cost-you\/\">Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog<\/a> | June 2, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adviseandconsult.net\/experts.php\">Picking the right expert<\/a> has never been more important when fighting an insurance company that has wrongfully denied an insurance claim. The rule for expert admissibility has just changed in Florida and the same concerns about experts apply everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the\u00a0<em>Frye<\/em>\u00a0test, a party seeking to introduce expert evidence had to prove the general acceptance of the underlying scientific principles and methodology that the expert employed when advancing new or novel scientific testimony. Now, Florida has adopted the\u00a0<em>Daubert\u00a0<\/em> standard, which requires the trial judge to ensure that \u201cany and all scientific testimony or evidence admitted is not only relevant, but reliable.\u201d<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0In reaching this decision, the Supreme Court emphasized that the amendments would reduce forum shopping and harmonize Florida\u2019s standard with the standard employed by federal courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in dissent, Justice Labarga cautioned that \u201c<em>Daubert<\/em>&nbsp;and its progeny drastically expand[] the type of expert testimony subject to challenge.\u201d<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;One concern over the amendment the dissent highlighted was that the new standard would undermine the constitutional right to a jury trial by authorizing judges \u201cto exclude from consideration the legitimate but competing opinion testimony of experts.\u201d<sup>3<\/sup>&nbsp;Another was that the new expert testimony standard would overburden the courts, impede the ability of parties to prove their cases on the merits, and increase litigation costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what does this mean for policyholders? On one hand,&nbsp;<em>Daubert<\/em>&nbsp;is the well-established standard in federal court, and there is clear direction in federal case law that state judges can follow to reach reasoned rulings. It is likewise conceivable that the number of cases removed from state court to federal court will be reduced based on the amendments to the evidence code. The new standard will also give policyholders a new ability to challenge the insurers\u2019 experts when their work does not meet the requirements demanded by the&nbsp;<em>Daubert<\/em>&nbsp;standard. On the other, policyholders\u2019 cases may be delayed while Florida courts deal with increasing numbers of challenges to expert opinion testimony. Policyholders will likely face additional hearings on the admissibility of expert testimony that will require intense preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It remains to be seen how judges will tackle the increase in challenges to expert testimony in Florida\u2019s courts. Only one thing is certain: the amendment to the evidence code will have important ramifications on all litigation in Florida.<br>__________________________<br><sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;<em>In re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code<\/em>, No. SC19-107 (Fla. May 23, 2019).<br><sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<em>Id.<\/em>&nbsp;at 13 (Labarga, J., dissenting).<br><sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<em>Id.<\/em>&nbsp;at 15-16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Dankelman | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 2, 2019 Picking the right expert has never been more important when fighting an insurance company that has wrongfully denied an insurance claim. The rule for expert admissibility has just changed in Florida and the same concerns about experts apply everywhere. Under the\u00a0Frye\u00a0test, a party&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/picking-wrong-expert-witness-could-cost-you\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Claim Denied? 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