{"id":901289,"date":"2023-06-13T14:26:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=901289"},"modified":"2023-06-13T14:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:26:54","slug":"can-i-knock-the-opposing-expert-out-understanding-how-florida-courts-allow-or-prevent-proposed-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/can-i-knock-the-opposing-expert-out-understanding-how-florida-courts-allow-or-prevent-proposed-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Knock the Opposing Expert Out? Understanding How Florida Courts Allow or Prevent\u00a0Proposed\u00a0Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Timothy R. Engelbrecht | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.legal\/can-i-knock-the-opposing-expert-out-understanding-how-florida-courts-allow-or-prevent-proposed-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts are key witnesses in any case.\u00a0 They have the ability to testify about things that are usually beyond the scientific or technical understanding of the average person.\u00a0 If the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adviseandconsult.net\/experts.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expert is good<\/a> at conveying that sort of information, it can have a big impact on how a jury resolves the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, just because a person is listed on a witness list as an \u201cexpert\u201d, doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that that person will be allowed by the Court to testify as an expert.&nbsp; In Florida \u2013 like many states \u2013 the Court serves as a gatekeeper to ensure that a person being offered as an expert actually possesses specialized knowledge that will assist the jury in resolving a particular fact in dispute.&nbsp; Also, the Court will not allow a person to testify as an expert unless the person has taken certain steps required by law to form a proper expert opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Court\u2019s gatekeeping role provides an opportunity for the opposing party to try to prevent the proposed expert from testifying if it can be shown that the proposed expert does not possess specialized knowledge or has not taken the steps required to form a proper expert opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a list of things that a litigant will need to show the Court to satisfy the Court that the person is suitable to testify as an expert (or \u2013 in the absence of \u2013 to prevent a person from testifying as an expert).&nbsp; First, the proposed expert must have scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge that will assist the jury in understanding evidence or in determining a fact in dispute.&nbsp; Second, the proposed expert\u2019s testimony must be based on sufficient facts or data.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, the proposed expert\u2019s testimony must be the product of reliable principles and methods.&nbsp; Fourth, the proposed expert must have applied the reliable principles and methods to the facts of the case.&nbsp; It is the Court\u2019s responsibility to assess whether the reasoning or methodology used by the proposed expert is scientifically valid and applies to the facts in dispute in the case.&nbsp; The Court should prevent the proposed expert from testifying if the proposed expert fails to meet any one of these four requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to that, the Court should prevent a person from testifying as an expert if the person\u2019s testimony is speculative or unreliable.&nbsp; A good way for a proposed expert to avoid a claim that her testimony is speculative or unreliable is for the proposed expert to take measurements and samples, conduct tests, and subject her opinion to a peer review.&nbsp; Moreover, the Court should prevent a person from testifying as an expert if the person\u2019s testimony is based only on her personal experience and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A litigant will be in a good position to help ensure her proposed expert gets to testify if that litigant understands the Court\u2019s gatekeeping role and ensures her proposed expert satisfies all that is required.\u00a0 Similarly, a litigant may have the opportunity to convince the Court to prevent an opposing party\u2019s proposed expert from testifying if it can be shown that that proposed expert does not satisfy the requirements listed above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When one of your cases is in need of a construction expert, estimates, insurance appraisal or umpire services in defect or insurance disputes &#8211; please call Advise &amp; Consult, Inc. at 888.684.8305, or email <a href=\"mailto:experts@adviseandconsult.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experts@adviseandconsult.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timothy R. Engelbrecht | Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig Experts are key witnesses in any case.\u00a0 They have the ability to testify about things that are usually beyond the scientific or technical understanding of the average person.\u00a0 If the expert is good at conveying that sort of information, it can have a big impact on how&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/can-i-knock-the-opposing-expert-out-understanding-how-florida-courts-allow-or-prevent-proposed-experts\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Can I Knock the Opposing Expert Out? 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